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Grammarly

Grammarly is an AI assistant for writing and productivity used by over 40 million people daily.

grammarly.com · San Francisco

CALL NO.CS·GRAMMARLY·26
StageDebt FinancingMay 2025 · led by General Catalyst[1][2][4]
Raised$1.4Bdisclosed rounds[3][7]
Headcount701as of Jun 2026[7]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2009[1][7]
Money

Raised $1.4B across disclosed rounds.[3][7]

Debt Financing closed May 2025, led by General Catalyst.[1][2][4]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include General Catalyst, IVP, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock.[1][5][6][8]

People

Alex Shevchenko, Co-Founder[7][10]

Max Lytvyn, Co-Founder[7][10]

Dmytro Lider, Co-Founder[7][10]

Shishir Mehrotra, CEO[1][4][9][10]

Brad Hoover, Board Member and Former CEO[1][4][9][10]

Signals
May 29 2025fundingGrammarly Announces $1 Billion Growth Financing With General Catalyst[1][2][3][4]
Nov 18 2021fundingGrammarly Reaches $13B Valuation With New Funding Round company claim, not independently confirmed[6][8]
Oct 8 2019fundingGrammarly Raises $90 Million to Further Our Mission company claim, not independently confirmed[5]
Comps

Microsoft Editor · microsoft.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: real-time grammar and style suggestions embedded in the writing workflow, competing for the same user attention and enterprise budget.[7]

Writer · writer.com · Same buyer and same budget: enterprise teams seeking AI writing assistance with brand and compliance controls.[7]

ProWritingAid · prowritingaid.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: individual writers and professionals evaluating AI writing tools for grammar, style, and tone feedback.[7]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[6][8]

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Grammarly

CALL NO.CS·GRAMMARLY·26

Grammarly is an AI assistant for writing and productivity used by over 40 million people daily.

grammarly.com · San Francisco

StageDebt Financing
Raised$1.4B
Headcount701
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2009
CompsMicrosoft Editor +2

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