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Writer
Writer, Inc. is a generative AI company based in San Francisco, California, that offers a full-stack generative AI platform for enterprise customers.
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Writer at a glance
Writer is an ai/ml company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $321M across the 3 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round raised $200M in November 2024. Xcout tracks 34 named people at Writer, including May Habib (CEO). Xcout recorded 112 job postings from Writer in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Grafana, GitHub, Salesforce.
Writer leadership
- May HabibCEO
- Brian O'ReillyChief Operating Officer
- Roger KopfmannChief Financial Officer
- Andy ShorkeyChief Revenue Officer
- Diego LomantoChief Marketing Officer
- Eric FreemanChief Information Security Officer
28 more named people on record for Writer, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Writer funding rounds
At least $321M raised across the 3 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC Form D filing | $200M | — | |
| Series C | $100M | 14 named | |
| Series A | $21M | 13 named |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Writer
Xcout recorded 112 job postings from Writer in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in Writer's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it and all 18 tools — see Writer's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 68 job postings in the last 8 weeks (24 Aug – 18 Oct 2026), compared with 266 startup technology companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Writer’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
Investors
Tech stack
Writer competitors
A few of Writer's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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More on Writer in Xcout Intel
- 34 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 3 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access