Writer Inc.

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Writer Inc.
Company type Private
Industry
Founded2020
Founder
  • May Habib
  • Waseem AlShikh
Headquarters,
ProductsFull-stack generative AI platform
Services
Website writer.com

Writer is a generative artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, California that offers a full-stack generative AI platform for enterprises. In September 2023, Writer raised $100m in a Series B led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from Insight Partners, WndrCo, Balderton Capital, and Aspect Ventures. [1] The co-founders also worked together on Qordoba, a previous startup.

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History

Qordoba was incorporated in the U.S. in 2015 by co-founders May Habib and Waseem AlShikh. The two then started Writer, Inc. in August 2020. [2]

In February 2023, Writer launched three large language models — Palmyra-Small with 128 million parameters, Palmyra-Base with 5 billion parameters, and Palmyra-Large with 20 billion parameters. [3] In May 2023, Writer announced Knowledge Graph, a new offering that connects business data sources to its LLMs, and the ability for customers to self-host Writer-built LLMs. [4]

Writer is a privately held company, supported by investments from ICONIQ Growth, Insight Partners, WndrCo, Balderton Capital, Aspect Ventures, [1] Gradient Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures and Broadway Angels. [5]

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