May Habib and Waseem AlShikh launched WRITER in 2020 to bring generative AI to the enterprise. WRITER’s newsroom and about page identify Habib as CEO and AlShikh as CTO and co-founder.
About WRITER | Founders, leadership, and values VerifiedWRITER announced a partnership with Contentful to help organizations deliver consistent digital experiences for brands. The collaboration was positioned around content governance and scaling content production.
WRITER + Contentful: on-brand content across all channels VerifiedWRITER introduced Palmyra, its family of enterprise-grade LLMs. The launch framed Palmyra as a secure, enterprise-focused model offering designed to address adoption barriers in business settings.
Palmyra LLMs: secure, enterprise-grade generative AI VerifiedWRITER announced a $100 million Series B round led by ICONIQ Growth. The company said existing investor Insight Partners returned, alongside WndrCo, Balderton Capital, Aspect Ventures, and customers including Accenture and Vanguard.
WRITER raises $100 million in Series B funding VerifiedWRITER announced a $200 million Series C round at a $1.9 billion valuation. The round was co-led by Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, with participation from several strategic investors including Salesforce Ventures and Adobe Ventures.
WRITER raises $200M Series C at $1.9B valuation Verified