# Writer

Enterprise AI · Marylebone · Series C

Writer is a full-stack generative AI platform that lets large enterprises build, deploy and manage secure AI applications and agents for business workflows. Founded in 2020 by May Habib and Waseem Alshikh, it develops its own family of Palmyra large language models plus tooling for retrieval, guardrails and agent orchestration aimed at regulated, mission-critical use cases. It raised a $200M Series C in November 2024 at a $1.9B valuation, bringing total funding to $326M. More than 300 large organizations use Writer, including Accenture, L'Oreal, Mars, Prudential, Salesforce, Vanguard and Uber. Headquartered in San Francisco, it also operates offices including a London and Dublin presence.

- Website: https://writer.com
- Careers: https://writer.com/company/careers/
- Sector: [Enterprise AI](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/sector/enterprise-ai.md)

## Facts

- Funding stage: Series C
- Total raised: $326M
- Founded: 2020
- Headquarters: San Francisco, USA
- Team size: 201-500

## Notable investors

ICONIQ Growth, Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, Insight Partners, Balderton Capital, Salesforce Ventures

## Open UK & remote roles

- [Software engineer, generative AI (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/software-engineer-generative-ai-uk-1r1e9p.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-06-03)
- [Security engineer, detection and response (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/security-engineer-detection-and-response-uk-caujrp.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [AI engineer (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/ai-engineer-uk-1lxwbh.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-05-18)
- [Software engineer, agents (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/software-engineer-agents-uk-vzm8rv.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-05-18)
- [Security engineer, application security (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/security-engineer-application-security-uk-186b5u.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-05-11)
- [Software quality engineer (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/software-quality-engineer-uk-fkmepo.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-05-28)
- [Enterprise AI transformation lead (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/enterprise-ai-transformation-lead-uk-lh0q15.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [Enterprise AI adoption lead (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/enterprise-ai-adoption-lead-uk-1j5gha.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [Strategic AI adoption lead (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/strategic-ai-adoption-lead-uk-1qcgbw.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [Strategic AI transformation lead (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/strategic-ai-transformation-lead-uk-d0toto.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [VP, customer success (EMEA)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/vp-customer-success-emea-16fmso.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [AI deployment engineer (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/ai-deployment-engineer-uk-1jfe7v.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [Enterprise account executive (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/enterprise-account-executive-uk-1gtet0.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [Strategic account executive (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/strategic-account-executive-uk-5vqbv.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [Support engineer (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/support-engineer-uk-1n3i2n.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)
- [Infrastructure engineer (UK)](https://aistartupslist.co.uk/company/writer/infrastructure-engineer-uk-19toey.md) · London, UK (posted 2026-07-30)