The Granola media kit
Granola 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 Granola.
Media kit
Granola is made by Granola, Inc., a venture-backed company based in London with an office in San Francisco. It earns money from subscriptions to the Business and Enterprise plans of its AI meeting notepad, which also has a free plan.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Granola’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Granola. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2023
The year Granola was founded, in London
In a sentence
Granola is made by Granola, Inc., a venture-backed company based in London with an office in San Francisco. It earns money from subscriptions to the Business and Enterprise plans of its AI meeting notepad, which also has a free plan.
In a paragraph
Granola was founded in 2023 and is based in London, with an office in San Francisco. Chris Pedregal is its co-founder and CEO; Sam Stephenson is a co-founder. It has raised $192 million, most recently a Series C in March 2026. Its last reported valuation was $1.5 billion, in March 2026.
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21 open roles: 9 in engineering, 7 in sales and customer success, 2 in operations, and 1 each in design, marketing and tech operations, in London and San Francisco.
$20 for every referred user who completes a valid meeting, and the referred user gets the first month of a paid plan free. Run through Dub; applications are reviewed.
Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
$192M
Raised in total, over 4 announced rounds
Raised a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation in March 2026, led by Index Ventures with Kleiner Perkins taking part, according to its own announcement. Earlier: a $43 million Series B led by NFDG in May 2025 and a $20 million Series A led by Spark Capital in October 2024. The Next Web put the total at $192 million.
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
Last valuation
$1.5 billion
Mar 25, 2026
Announced by Granola itself with its $125 million Series C in March 2026; The Next Web reported a $250 million valuation at the Series B in May 2025.
Granola, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
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Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
21
Open roles on Granola's careers page
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