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Yes, as a shareholder, you may be able to sell your Writer shares through Forge’s private market platform—subject to company policies and market interest.
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Is Writer a public company?
No, Writer is a privately held company and is currently not publicly traded on any stock markets including NYSE or NASDAQ.
What is Writer’s stock price?
Writer is a private company, meaning it does’t have a publicly traded stock price. However, as of 08/19/2025 the Writer Forge Price is $48.00 per share. The Forge Price is a derived price calculated for private companies like Writer to provide insights into their current valuation. Learn more about Forge Price.
What is Writer’s stock ticker symbol?
Writer does not have an official ticker symbol because this company is not currently publicly traded.
Can institutional investors buy and sell private market stocks?
Yes. As one of the largest trading platform for the private market, Forge helps institutional investors seek liquidity as they buy and sell private stock for their portfolios or their clients. Our private market specialists have decades of experience working with institutional firms. Learn more or register today to get started.
Writer funding rounds and valuation
Total funding $105.54MM
Funding history chart
Funding round details
Funding Date
Share Class
Amount Raised
Price Per Share
Post-Money Valuation 3
Key Investors
11/12/2024
Series C
$200MM
$52.03
$1.9B
Accenture, Adobe Ventures, Balderton Capital, B Capital, Citi Ventures, Ibm Ventures, Iconiq Growth, Insight Partners, Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, Salesforce, Vanguard, Workday Ventures
Price Per Share
$52.03
Shares Outstanding
3,844,074
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
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Key Investors
Accenture, Adobe Ventures, Balderton Capital, B Capital, Citi Ventures, Ibm Ventures, Iconiq Growth, Insight Partners, Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, Salesforce, Vanguard, Workday Ventures
Writer is a technology company which offers a full-stack generative AI platform to enterprises across various industries. Their platform is designed to integrate generative AI into business processes, enabling content creation, governance, and analysis. Writer aims to transform work by providing secure and accurate AI solutions tailored to enterprise needs. The company was founded by May Habib and Waseem Alshikh in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, at least five private companies achieved “Unicorn status” by passing a billion dollars in value. This year, 56 U.S. companies reached Unicorn status, according to TechCrunch. The 2024 Unicorns include many AI startups, cybersecurity, health tech and fintech firms.
Five firms from various industries — Form Energy, Physical Intelligence, Lightmatter, Beta Technologies and Writer — ranked among the highest in fundraising for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Writer, the full-stack generative AI platform for the enterprise, today announced $200M in Series C venture funding at a $1.9 billion valuation. The round was co-led by Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and existing investor ICONIQ Growth, with participation from investors including Adobe Ventures, B Capital, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Workday Ventures. Existing investors Accenture, Balderton, Insight Partners, and Vanguard also supported the round.
Writer has raised $200 million at a $1.9 billion valuation to expand its enterprise-focused generative AI platform. The Series C round was co-led by Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, B Capital, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, and Workday Ventures.
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