Granola
Granola is an AI-powered notepad designed to enhance meeting notes with background transcription and AI augmentation.
Raised $197M across disclosed rounds.[13]
Series C closed March 2026.[13]
Round size, post-money valuation, and the full investor list are not publicly disclosed.
Fireflies.ai · fireflies.ai · Same buyer (knowledge workers), same workflow (meeting transcription and notes), same budget (productivity tools). Fireflies has 16M+ users and a $1B valuation. Granola differentiates on no-bot approach.[1][7]
Otter.ai · otter.ai · Same buyer and workflow. Otter has been in market since 2016 with significant brand recognition.[1]
Read AI · read.ai · Same buyer and workflow. Read AI is also moving toward action-oriented features beyond notes.[1][2][6]
Quill · quill.chat · Same buyer and workflow.[1][2][6]
Glean · glean.com · Approaches the same problem from enterprise knowledge management side; potential overlap as Granola positions as a context layer.[1]
Mem.ai · mem.ai · Approaches meeting context from knowledge management angle.[1]
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Granola
Granola is an AI-powered notepad designed to enhance meeting notes with background transcription and AI augmentation.