Who is Hana Abaza?
Hana Abaza is the Chief Marketing Officer of Wordsmith, the legal AI platform for in-house teams. Wordsmith builds AI for in-house legal teams. It was founded in Edinburgh and has a base in New York.
About Hana Abaza
She became Wordsmith's CMO in September 2026, after six years at Shopify, where she helped take Shopify Plus from about $60M to $1B in revenue.
About Wordsmith
Wordsmith builds AI for in-house legal teams. It was founded in Edinburgh and has a base in New York. It raised a $70M Series B led by Highland Europe and Index Ventures in June 2026, then a $14M extension in August, $84M in all. Its revenue grew 14-fold in a year, and more than 500 companies, including BT, Sage and Revolut, use it.
Why Hana is on the cover
Wordsmith raised twice in ten weeks, and Hana took over marketing right after.
Questions about Hana and Wordsmith
- What does Hana Abaza do at Wordsmith?
- Hana Abaza is the Chief Marketing Officer of Wordsmith, the legal AI platform for in-house teams.
- What does Wordsmith do?
- Wordsmith builds AI for in-house legal teams. It was founded in Edinburgh and has a base in New York.
- How much has Wordsmith raised?
- Wordsmith raised $84M across its Series B and extension in 2026.

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