Press Release AI Founders Can Trust
Most press release AI tools stop at the draft. Press Monkey turns that draft into a pitch, matched to real journalists, with visible reply data.
What a press release AI tool should actually do
Writing the copy is the easy 10%. Here's the rest of the job.
AI first draft
Feed it your announcement facts. Press Monkey drafts a press release in your format, headline, dateline, quote block, boilerplate, in under a minute.
Journalist matching
A draft goes nowhere without a list. Press Monkey matches your story to journalists who've covered your exact space in the last 90 days.
Personalized pitch, not a blast
Each journalist gets a short pitch built from their own recent coverage, not a copy-pasted release with a mail-merge name at the top.
Reply rate you can see
Open rate, reply rate, and which subject lines worked, per campaign. Not a vague agency report saying it went to 500 media outlets.
Follow-up on autopilot
A day-3 and day-7 follow-up goes out automatically to anyone who hasn't replied, phrased like a human, not a bump email.
One price, not a retainer
No $10K-a-month agency fee, no six-month contract. You pay for the tool, you keep every journalist relationship it builds.
From announcement to inbox in four steps
No agency call, no six-week onboarding.
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Tell it what happened
Funding round, product launch, new hire, a real milestone. Give Press Monkey the facts, the quote, and the boilerplate. It drafts the release in your voice.
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Pick the angle that fits the outlet
Press Monkey suggests two or three angles per journalist type: funding reporters want the number, product reporters want the use case. You choose.
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Send personalized pitches, not a mail blast
Each journalist gets a two-line pitch built around their last few articles, with the release attached, not buried in a press-release-only email.
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Track replies and follow up automatically
See who opened, who replied, and who needs a day-3 nudge. Press Monkey sends the follow-up so you don't have to remember to.
A seed round announcement, pitched to 40 journalists in one afternoon
A pre-seed founder used Press Monkey to draft her funding announcement, match it to 40 journalists who cover early-stage SaaS, and send personalized pitches, all before her agency quote even came back. Twelve opened inside the first hour. Four replied by day two. Two ran the story by the end of the week, with zero agency invoice.
- Draft written and edited in 22 minutes
- 40 journalist matches pulled from beat history, not a static list
- 2 placements by day 5, tracked inside Press Monkey
Generic AI drafts vs. a PR agency vs. Press Monkey
Same announcement, three ways to get it out the door.
| What you get | Generic AI press release tool | PR agency retainer | Press Monkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writes the draft | Yes, in seconds | Yes, in days | Yes, in minutes |
| Matches journalists to your story | No | Yes, manually | Yes, automatically |
| Personalizes each pitch | No, one blast | Yes, by hand | Yes, per journalist |
| Shows reply data | No | Rarely, in a monthly report | Yes, live per campaign |
| Typical monthly cost | Free to $30 | $8K to $15K+ | Flat tool price |
| Contract length | None | 3 to 6 months | None |
Press release AI, the questions founders actually ask
Is a press release AI tool enough to get press coverage?
How is this different from just using ChatGPT to write a press release?
Do I still need a PR agency for a funding announcement?
How does journalist matching actually work?
Will my press release sound like it was written by AI?
What if journalists don't reply?
Is there a free way to try this?
Draft your press release free
Write it, match it to real journalists, and send the pitch, all before your agency quote comes back.