Axios HQ doubles ARR, appoints a COO and Head of Machine Learning, and fully redesigns its internal communications platform for 2024

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axios HQ, the leading internal communications software powered by AI and Smart Brevity®, shared new key roles and platform features this week that will expand its product beyond employee inboxes for 2024.

• Jordan Zaslav earns the role of Chief Operating Officer after leading Axios HQ as General Manager.
• Stephane Pinel joins as Head of Machine Learning, after pioneering AI at Mailchimp.

Axios HQ will exceed $10 million in ARR this year, nearly doubling its 2022 success, and is using the $20 million Series A it closed in March to take its platform beyond email-based communication — helping organizations publish Smart Brevity-optimized updates to platforms like Slack and Teams, too.

Axios HQ CEO Roy Schwartz: “The Axios HQ platform is leading organizations into the future of internal communications management. 2023 set the stage, and 2024 will be pretty epic. We have some incredible upgrades to our platform and two new executive roles to help carry the momentum forward.”

Product details: Axios HQ tools, templates, AI writing help, and Smart Brevity editing guidance have a powerful effect on internal updates — 40% shorter communications, all the same vital substance, and a format proven to be clearer, more engaging, and more memorable than traditional formats.

Its newest features give communicators more flexibility and an even more comprehensive view of all the important internal updates.

• A full redesign makes it more intuitive to see — at a high level — all the important internal communications moving around an organization.
• An org-level style guide lets leaders define their own language and style standards — then let Axios HQ automatically enforce them when colleagues draft new communications.
• A new template helps leaders optimize and send timely, important announcements when they need something shorter than Axios HQ’s original multi-topic templates.
• Private links offer an additional layer of security so only approved readers can access an organization’s Axios HQ content on the web.

What’s next: Axios HQ is expanding beyond email. While it’s still the primary communication channel inside most organizations, Axios HQ’s year-end and 2024 plans will extend the power of its Generative AI and Smart Brevity Guidance to help organizations optimize and deliver updates to Slack, Teams, and other popular channels, too.

• Axios HQ COO Jordan Zaslav: “Communication leaders are facing a generational challenge — navigating today’s politically charged environment — and a very new challenge — managing a hybrid workforce. This launch reinforces Axios HQ as a trusted partner to Communicators as they move through this new reality.”
• Axios HQ Head of Machine Learning Stephane Pinel: “The intersection of AI, content, and email has been my obsession for many years, first at MailChimp where I led AI, and now at Axios HQ where we can use Generative AI to fundamentally transform the workflows and impact of Communication professionals.”

The bottom line: The premium on clear, actionable communication at work has never been higher. As every organization heads into 2024, their workforces will continue to demand clarity, connection, and transparent leadership. Tools like Axios HQ will make the difference between an organization that struggles to stand, and one that has what is needed to emerge stronger.

Learn more about Axios HQ.

Axios HQ helps teams communicate more effectively. Rooted in years of research, HQ creates smart updates that distill essential information in less time — increasing transparency, boosting engagement, and building trust. Innovative companies like Walmart, Edelman, Everfi, and GLG know communication is the key to culture, connectedness, and growth, and they use HQ's intuitive platform to elevate company updates that get their teams smarter, faster.