Primer
Build machines that read and write.
Hybrid
Some members of the team work remotely, while others are co-located in one or more offices.
👥51-200
📍San Francisco, California, United States
Primer

About Primer

About Primer
About Primer
About Primer
About Primer
About Primer
Primer builds machines that can read and write, automating the analysis of very large datasets.

What Primer is building

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Primer product / service
Primer product / service
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Primer develops a text analytics solution designed to automate the analysis of textual data.

Technologies used at Primer

Front-end (5)
Back-end (1)
JavascriptJavascript
TypescriptTypescript
React.jsReact.js
HTML5HTML5
CSSCSS

Company culture

Always Human

We are a company of humans, for humans. We respect and support each other’s humanity, in gestures big and small, bringing love and levity to even our most challenging moments. We act with humility, embrace diversity, and put our trust in each other.

Constantly Curious

We believe that curiosity leads us to deeper truths, and that the deepest truths lie hidden in the hardest puzzles. Those are the puzzles worth solving. We take great joy and pride in doing so, and in doing so first.

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Funding rounds

Total Funding

Total Funding

$168M
Last funding round type

Last funding round type

Series C
Company type

Company type

For Profit

Primer news and updates

Primer partnered with Flashpoint on Sep 20th 22'.

Primer today announced a partnership with Flashpoint, a globally trusted leader in open source (OSINT) and closed intelligence for governments, commercial enterprises, and educational institutions worldwide.

Sep 19, 2022 | primer.ai

Primer hires Dawn

Primer is incredibly proud Dawn is joining Primer’s board and its mission to provide advanced AI/NLP solutions tailored to address some of the most challenging risk and security applications of its time, such as monitoring global events in real time, detecting disinformation campaigns, responding to cybersecurity attacks, and other threats to organizational readiness and resilience.

Jul 18, 2022 | primer.ai

Primer partners with Trifacta

To remove this bottleneck, Primer is proud to announce Primer is partnering with Trifacta to power Primer Ingest.

Mar 14, 2022 | primer.ai

Primer recognized as Best Places to Work” in the San Francisco Bay Area on Jan 1st 22'.

For the second year in a row, Primer is one of the “ Best Midsize Companies to Work For ” – ranked No. 21 out of 100 companies – and this year Primer has also been named an overall “Best Places to Work” in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jan 9, 2022 | primer.ai

Primer acquires Yonder

Yonder is excited to announce that Yonder has been acquired by Primer, a leader in machine learning for mission-critical applications.

Jan 1, 2022 | yonder-ai.com

Primer Raises $110M Series C

Primer, the leading Natural Language Processing (NLP) firm, today announced the close of a $110M Series C round led by Lee Fixel's Addition. New strategic investors include Steadfast, Sands Capital, and Hank Crumpton, former Ambassador-at-Large and US Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Existing investors Lux Capital, DCVC, Amplify Partners and more also participated.

Jun 22, 2021 | Cision PR Newswire

Announcing the Launch of Primer Engines

Primer, the leading natural language processing (NLP) company, today announced the launch of Primer Engines, an integrated suite of industrial-grade NLP models that bring the power of machine learning (ML) to mission-critical operations at any organization.

Jun 13, 2021 | Cision PR Newswire

Primer recognized as one of the Best Midsize Companies to Work For in the Bay Area on Jan 5th 21'.

Recently, Primer was named one of the Best Midsize Companies to Work For in the Bay Area.

Feb 4, 2021 | primer.ai

Primer signed new client U.S. Air Force Academy on Oct 1st 20'.

Today, I’m excited to announce that Primer has won a multi-million dollar Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop and enhance the machine learning capabilities of its airmen and special operations forces.

Sep 30, 2020 | primer.ai

Primer receives financing of $40M in Series B capital

To further its mission and expand capabilities into new languages and sectors, Primer secured $40M in Series B capital.

Nov 14, 2018 | primer.ai
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