Frase

Frase is a content intelligence platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was co-founded by Tomas Ratia and Alec Pillsbury, and focuses on helping content and marketing teams produce search-optimized written content through AI-assisted research and writing tools.

Frase's core product combines a content brief generator, an AI writing assistant, and an SEO optimization editor. The platform analyzes top-ranking search results for a given query and surfaces relevant topics, questions, and statistics to guide content creation. It is used primarily by SEO professionals, content marketers, and agencies seeking to improve organic search performance. The company has more recently positioned its product around generative engine optimization, targeting visibility in AI-powered search experiences.

Frase has raised a modest amount of external funding, though specific figures have not been publicly disclosed. The company operates with a small team and distributes its product through a self-serve subscription model. It competes in the AI writing and SEO tooling space alongside companies such as Surfer SEO, Clearscope, and MarketMuse.