Full Name
Waseem Alshikh
Job Title
CTO & Cofounder
Company
Writer
Brief Biography
Waseem Alshikh is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Writer, the full-stack generative AI platform delivering transformative ROI for the world’s leading enterprises.
An accomplished tech executive with deep expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing, Waseem has led Writer to become one of the fastest growing companies in enterprise generative AI, chosen by hundreds of global leaders like Accenture, Intuit, L’Oreal, Uber, and Vanguard.
Under Waseem’s leadership, Writer has developed a fully integrated solution to build and deploy secure and reliable generative AI applications and agents across the enterprise. Writer’s Palmyra family of large language models (LLMs) is recognized for state-of-the-art performance, topping leaderboards in natural language understanding and generation, and Writer’s novel approach to graph-based RAG leads industry benchmarks.
Founded in 2020, Writer is backed by strategic investors, including ICONIQ Growth, Insight Partners, WndrCo, Balderton Capital, and Aspect Ventures. Waseem has been recognized for his contributions to the tech industry, earning numerous awards and accolades. He holds degrees in Electronics from Beirut Arab University and Damascus Polytechnic University.
An accomplished tech executive with deep expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing, Waseem has led Writer to become one of the fastest growing companies in enterprise generative AI, chosen by hundreds of global leaders like Accenture, Intuit, L’Oreal, Uber, and Vanguard.
Under Waseem’s leadership, Writer has developed a fully integrated solution to build and deploy secure and reliable generative AI applications and agents across the enterprise. Writer’s Palmyra family of large language models (LLMs) is recognized for state-of-the-art performance, topping leaderboards in natural language understanding and generation, and Writer’s novel approach to graph-based RAG leads industry benchmarks.
Founded in 2020, Writer is backed by strategic investors, including ICONIQ Growth, Insight Partners, WndrCo, Balderton Capital, and Aspect Ventures. Waseem has been recognized for his contributions to the tech industry, earning numerous awards and accolades. He holds degrees in Electronics from Beirut Arab University and Damascus Polytechnic University.
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