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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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2020 |
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| Products | Full-stack generative AI platform |
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| Website | writer |
History
editQordoba 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Rashi Shrivastava. "AI Startup Writer Raises $100 Million To Take On ChatGPT Enterprise". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Beam, Christopher. "The AI Detection Arms Race Is On—and College Students Are Building the Weapons". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Writer deploys home-cooked large language models to power up enterprise copy". Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Writer introduces product that could help reduce hallucinated content in its LLMs". Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Qordoba Announces $11.5 Million Series B Funding, Led by Aspect Ventures". VentureBeat. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2023-11-28.