# David Shim

> David Shim is co-founder and CEO. Read AI on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CEO.

David Shim co-founded Read AI in 2021 with Robert Williams and Elliott Waldron and is its CEO. He previously founded Placed and led it as CEO until its sale to Snapchat in 2017, and he is a former CEO of Foursquare.

- X: https://x.com/davidshim

## What David builds

- [Read AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/read-ai.md), graded D, 50.5/100, in Meeting capture & meeting infrastructure. Read AI is a meeting assistant that records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls and produces transcripts, summaries and action items. Outside agents reach the reports through a remote MCP server and a REST API, both in open beta. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Elliott Waldron](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/elliott-waldron/), Co-founder and VP of Data Science
- [Robert Williams](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robert-williams/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Madrona](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/madrona/)
- [Pioneer Square Labs](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pioneer-square-labs/)
- [Goodwater Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/goodwater-capital/)
- [Smash Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/smash-capital/)
- [David Joerg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-joerg/)
- [Imran Khan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/imran-khan/)
- [Oren Etzioni](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/oren-etzioni/)
- [Bill Richter](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bill-richter/)
- [Shane Atchison](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/shane-atchison/)
- [Brian Ma](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brian-ma/)
- [Peter Sellis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/peter-sellis/)
- [Nima Khajehnouri](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nima-khajehnouri/)

## Questions

### Who is David Shim?

David Shim co-founded Read AI in 2021 with Robert Williams and Elliott Waldron and is its CEO. He previously founded Placed and led it as CEO until its sale to Snapchat in 2017, and he is a former CEO of Foursquare.

### What does Read AI, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Read AI from Read AI, Inc.. Read AI is a meeting assistant that records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls and produces transcripts, summaries and action items. Outside agents reach the reports through a remote MCP server and a REST API, both in open beta.

### Who has invested in Read AI, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Madrona, Pioneer Square Labs, Goodwater Capital, Smash Capital, David Joerg, Imran Khan, Oren Etzioni, Bill Richter, Shane Atchison, Brian Ma, Peter Sellis and Nima Khajehnouri.

### How are David's tools graded?

Read AI is graded D, 50.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.read.ai/about
- https://x.com/davidshim
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-williams-712a0745
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliott-waldron-1675052
- https://www.read.ai/
- https://www.read.ai/contact-us
- https://support.read.ai/hc/en-us/articles/4407518429971-How-do-I-contact-the-Read-Support-Team
- https://support.read.ai/hc/en-us/requests/new

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