Superhuman Platform Inc in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Superhuman Platform Inc.
Grammarly is made by the company founded under that name in 2009, which renamed itself Superhuman in October 2025 after buying Coda and Superhuman Mail. It is privately held and earns money from paid Grammarly subscriptions for individuals, teams and schools on top of a free tier.
Founded
2009
Based in
San Francisco
Chief executive
Shishir Mehrotra
Valuation
$13 billion
Latest round
Non-dilutive financing, $1 billion
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Superhuman Platform Inc’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Superhuman Platform Inc. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2009
The year Superhuman Platform Inc was founded, in San Francisco
In a sentence
Grammarly is made by the company founded under that name in 2009, which renamed itself Superhuman in October 2025 after buying Coda and Superhuman Mail. It is privately held and earns money from paid Grammarly subscriptions for individuals, teams and schools on top of a free tier.
In a paragraph
Superhuman Platform Inc was founded in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California, with nine hubs across North America and Europe. Shishir Mehrotra is its CEO; Max Lytvyn, Alex Shevchenko and Dmytro Lider are co-founders. Its last reported valuation was $13 billion, in November 2021.
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Fact sheet
Company
Superhuman Platform Inc
Founded
2009
Based in
San Francisco, California, with nine hubs across North America and Europe
Last valuation
$13 billion (November 2021)
Website
grammarly.com
Products we list
Grammarly
Ownership: Privately held
Privately held and venture-backed, trading as Superhuman Platform Inc. since the October 2025 rename. Investors named in reports of its rounds include General Catalyst, Baillie Gifford, funds managed by BlackRock and IVP. It has no parent company.
Leadership
SM
Shishir Mehrotra
CEO
ML
Max Lytvyn
Co-founder
AS
Alex Shevchenko
Co-founder
DL
Dmytro Lider
Co-founder
Hiring
It runs a careers site with an open roles page and says it has nine hubs across North America and Europe; the page gives no total.
Affiliate program
Affiliates earn a commission on referred customers, with an activation bonus for placing a banner and writing a post, a 90-day cookie window, cross-device tracking and higher payouts for top performers. The rate is not published on the page.
Part 02 · Funding
The money
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
$13B
Last reported valuation, November 2021
Took a $1 billion non-dilutive commitment from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund in May 2025, repaid out of revenue rather than equity, per TechCrunch. Before that it raised $200 million at a $13 billion valuation in November 2021, $90 million in October 2019 and $110 million in May 2017.
Announced rounds, oldest first. Bar heights are to scale.
Every announced round
May 29, 2025Non-dilutive financing$1 billionLed by General Catalyst. techcrunch.com
Nov 17, 2021Funding round$200 millionWith Baillie Gifford, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. techcrunch.com
October 2019Funding round$90 millionLed by General Catalyst. techcrunch.com
May 2017Funding round$110 millionLed by General Catalyst. With IVP. techcrunch.com
Investors named
General Catalyst
Baillie Gifford
funds and accounts managed by BlackRock
IVP
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
Last valuation
$13 billion
November 2021
TechCrunch reported the $13 billion figure when it covered the November 2021 round. Covering the 2025 General Catalyst deal, TechCrunch said that financing did not reset the valuation and that an investor put today's figure significantly lower.
What they make
Grammarly, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Grammarly
Writing assistant for grammar, tone and rewrites in any app
#2 of 68 writing toolsFrom $12 per member / month, billed annuallyFree plan4.7 on the App Store
3.0GPA
Our pick for people who want their writing checked in every app. Grammarly is the writing checker that follows you around.
CValue
BFree
BFeatures
BEase
APlatforms
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Part 04 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
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