Fast-rising AI note-taking app Granola has secured a fresh $43 million in Series B funding, pushing its valuation to a robust $250 million. Known for its sleek interface and growing popularity among VCs and startup founders, Granola is now stepping into a new phase—collaborative workspaces built around AI-enhanced productivity.
Since its launch a year ago, Granola has gained a strong user base, growing organically with a steady 10% weekly increase. While originally designed as an AI tool for transcribing meetings, users have increasingly adopted it as a daylong workspace for everything from personal thoughts to deep work notes. This shift, according to co-founder Chris Pedregal, has turned Granola into more than just a passive recorder—it’s becoming the central hub where users “start to live.”
The new funding round was led by NFDG, the venture firm of Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, with continued support from Lightspeed and Spark. Angel investors like Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Amjad Masad (Replit), Tobi Lütke (Shopify), and Karri Saarinen (Linear) also participated. This round brings Granola’s total funding to $67 million.
Granola’s biggest leap with this round is a major product update that adds collaborative capabilities. Users can now create shared folders for sales calls, hiring interviews, and customer feedback. These notes can be shared internally or externally—even with those not using Granola—who can still interact with the AI by asking questions. This positions Granola as a more versatile workplace tool, well beyond just transcribing calls.
This collaborative push reflects a larger trend in the AI productivity space. Apps like Otter, Fireflies, and Read AI already offer shared transcription workspaces. But Granola aims to go further, blending personal control with AI context. Unlike typical transcription tools, Granola lets users edit notes freely and follow up on key points across different meeting folders, all powered by an intelligent assistant.
Earlier in May, the app rolled out a feature allowing users to ask questions about past meetings. The update now expands that functionality to cover entire folders—so teams can get instant insights across dozens of conversations with a single query.
As more productivity platforms like Notion roll out built-in AI meeting tools, Granola is betting on its UX and long-term context-building to stand out. Lightspeed’s Mike Mignano believes that’s the right move. He said Granola’s balance between AI automation and human control gives users flexibility while laying the groundwork for strong network effects.
With its personalized approach to knowledge capture and a growing toolset for teams, AI note-taking app Granola is positioning itself not just as another AI notetaker, but as the smart workspace where ideas grow—before, during, and after the meetin
