Primer Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2015

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 134

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series D

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $69M

  • Investors
  • 19

Primer General Information

Description

Developer of a machine intelligence platform designed to automate the analysis of large datasets. The company's platform uses machine learning and natural language processing to build systems that read documents, discover insights, and automatically generate reports comparable to a human analyst's, enabling businesses to close the intelligence gap and accelerate world trends.

Contact Information

Website
primer.ai
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 244 Jackson Street
  • Suite 200
  • San Francisco, CA 94111
  • United States
+1 (415)
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Vertical(s)
Big Data, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • 244 Jackson Street
  • Suite 200
  • San Francisco, CA 94111
  • United States
+1 (415)

Primer Timeline

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Primer Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Later Stage VC (Series D) 12-Jun-2023 $69M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series C) 21-Jun-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC 11-Feb-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Grant 01-Jan-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series B) 15-Nov-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 24-Oct-2017 $11M $14.5M Completed Startup
1. Seed Round 28-Jan-2015 $3.5M $3.5M Completed Startup
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Primer Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series D-1
Series D
Series C-1 Exchange
Series C-1
Series C
Series B Exchange
Series B
Series A 4,414,208 $0.000100 $0.2 $2.5 $2.5 1x $2.5 2.11%
Seed 2,893,988 $0.000100 $0.1 $1.21 $1.21 1x $1.21 1.38%
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Primer Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a machine intelligence platform designed to automate the analysis of large datasets. The company's platform
Business/Productivity Software
San Francisco, CA
134 As of 2024

Chicago, IL
 

Cupertino, CA
 
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Primer Competitors (48)

One of Primer’s 48 competitors is Uptake, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Chicago, IL.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Uptake Venture Capital-Backed Chicago, IL
KloudFuse Venture Capital-Backed Cupertino, CA
Versium Venture Capital-Backed Redmond, WA
Sensori.Ai Formerly VC-backed Berkeley, CA
DataRobot Venture Capital-Backed Boston, MA
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Primer Patents

Primer Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20230113491-A1 Disputed claim identification in electronic content items Pending 08-Oct-2021
US-20210056170-A1 Limiting a dictionary used by a natural language model to summarize a document Active 21-Aug-2019
US-11281854-B2 Limiting a dictionary used by a natural language model to summarize a document Active 21-Aug-2019
US-20200410021-A1 Enhanced content format management for web services Active 26-Jun-2019
US-11675858-B2 Enhanced content format management for web services Active 26-Jun-2019 G06F16/9535
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Primer Investors (19)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Alternative Investment Management Family Office Minority
US Innovative Technology Fund Venture Capital Minority
Addition Venture Capital Minority
Crumpton Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Ian Tan Angel (individual) Minority
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Primer Investments & Acquisitions (3)

Primer’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Bomchan. The deal was made on 18-Sep-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Bomchan 18-Sep-2024 Seed Round Distributors/Wholesale
Yonder (Business/Productivity Software) 07-Jun-2022 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
LightTag 16-Feb-2022 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
LightTag Berlin, Germany 2018
Yonder (Business/Productivity Software) Austin, TX 2015

Primer FAQs

  • When was Primer founded?

    Primer was founded in 2015.

  • Where is Primer headquartered?

    Primer is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of Primer?

    Primer has 134 total employees.

  • What industry is Primer in?

    Primer’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is Primer a private or public company?

    Primer is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Primer?

    The current valuation of Primer is .

  • What is Primer’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Primer is .

  • How much funding has Primer raised over time?

    Primer has raised $237M.

  • Who are Primer’s investors?

    Alternative Investment Management, US Innovative Technology Fund, Addition, Crumpton Ventures, and Ian Tan are 5 of 19 investors who have invested in Primer.

  • Who are Primer’s competitors?

    Uptake, KloudFuse, Versium, Sensori.Ai, and DataRobot are some of the 48 competitors of Primer.

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