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Wordnik is aiming to collect all the words in the English language: more than 8 million so far! Examples, synonyms and antonyms, tags, user notes, and more.
Check out our developer site for helpful APIs for your own word-related projects: http://developer.wordnik.com
Check out our developer site for helpful APIs for your own word-related projects: http://developer.wordnik.com
Overview
Location
United States, California, Princeton-by-the-Sea
Employees
201-500
Total raised
$8M
Founded date
2009
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 18
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| Jun 1, 2022 | Huge seeks fresh revenue from cloud, software, x-tech | Huge Group CEO James Herbst. JSE-listed Huge Group is diversifying its portfolio by acquiring entities whose revenues are generated from cloud, software and x-tech. Huge Group has released its financial results for the year ended February, ... |
| Jul 16, 2015 | State of Bitcoin Q2 2015: Price Rallies Amid Economic Turmoil | CoinDesk CoinDesk’s latest State of Bitcoin report is now live, focusing on events in the cryptocurrency world in the second quarter of 2015. This article runs through some key findings from the nearly 100 new slides found in the report. Wh... |
| Jul 10, 2015 | The Secret Language Of Line Stickers | Throughout history, every form of communication has developed its own shorthand. Northern Renaissance paintings were rich in symbolism; even the most mundane detail, like a vase, was a rich allegory. Victorians folded the corners of their c... |
| Mar 12, 2014 | Founder Stories: When It Comes To Open-Source Technologies, Reverb’s Tony Tam Has A Word For It | Have you ever watched a TED talk and thought, “That should be a company!” Well, that’s happened a few times, I’m sure, and one of them is right here in Silicon Valley. Years ago, wordsmith Erin McKean delivered a TED talk on her vision arou... |
| Jan 22, 2013 | Wordnik Looks Beyond Its Online Dictionary With The Launch Of New Company Reverb | Wordnik launched its first big non-dictionary product last month, a tool allowing online publishers to recommend related content to their readers. Now it’s signaling even broader ambitions by launching a new company, which it’s calling Reve... |
| Dec 5, 2012 | Not Just A Dictionary: Wordnik Launches A Related Content Product For Publishers | Wordnik is becoming more than an online dictionary today with the open beta launch of Related Content by Wordnik, which web publishers can install on their sites — when someone reaches the end of a page, Wordnik will recommend other pages t... |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Here’s the Agenda for “The Power of the Pivot” on December 4 | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Pivot (ˈpɪvət) n. Basketball: The stationary foot around which the ball handler is allowed to pivot without dribbling. Also: Figuratively, that on which some matter or result ... |
| Oct 26, 2011 | The Web’s Last Word on Words | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Wordnik (wərd-nik) noun. 1. A person associated with or characterized by a love of words, word usage, linguistics, or lexicography. 2. A startup company headquartered in San M... |
| Jul 26, 2011 | Wordnik Raised $8M in Series C Venture Capital Funding | Wordnik, a San Mateo, CA-based developer of an innovative word navigation system, has raised $8m in its Series C venture capital funding. This investment brings the total amount raised by the company to date to $12.8m. The round was led by ... |
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FAQ about Wordnik
When was Wordnik founded?
Wordnik was founded in 2009.
How much funding has Wordnik raised?
Wordnik has raised $8M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Wordnik?
Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning Wordnik, among them “Huge seeks fresh revenue from cloud, software, x-tech” (Jun 1, 2022) and “State of Bitcoin Q2 2015: Price Rallies Amid Economic Turmoil” (Jul 16, 2015).
Is Wordnik still active?
Yes, Wordnik is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 11, 2024.