Granola
by Granola Labs Limited
Granola is an AI meeting-notes application that transcribes computer audio and combines the transcript with a user's typed notes. It generates structured summaries and lets users query meeting history.
Why Abandoned
Granola’s website is live, and the company announced a Series B financing and continued product expansion in May 2025.
💵 Pricing & access
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📅 Timeline
Granola launched
Granola announced its AI-powered notepad for meetings, designed to enhance users’ notes with an AI-generated transcript rather than adding a meeting bot.
Raised $20 million Series A
Granola announced a $20 million Series A led by Spark Capital, with participation from existing investors including Lightspeed and Betaworks.
Raised $43 million Series B
Granola announced a $43 million Series B led by NFDG, joined by existing investors Lightspeed and Spark, at a reported $250 million valuation.
Expanded beyond individual meeting notes
Alongside its Series B, Granola introduced collaborative folders and said it was expanding the product from an individual notepad toward a shared workspace for meeting knowledge.
🔄 Alternatives to Granola
Fellow
🟢ActiveFellow is an AI meeting assistant and meeting-management platform that records, transcribes, and summarizes calls, organizes agendas and action items, and integrates with workplace calendars and collaboration tools.
Fireflies.ai
🟢ActiveAI notetaker that automatically records, transcribes, and analyzes voice conversations.
Grain
🟢ActiveAI meeting recorder that captures and shares key moments from video calls.
Otter.ai
🟢ActiveAI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings in real-time.
🪦 Other dead Productivity tools
Airgram
🔴Shutdown / DeadAirgram was an AI meeting assistant for recording, transcribing, summarizing, and organizing online meetings. It supported collaboration around notes and action items and integrations with major conferencing platforms.
Rewatch
🔴Shutdown / DeadRewatch was a collaborative video workspace for recording, organizing, searching, and sharing company meetings and screen recordings. Atlassian acquired the company in 2024 and discontinued the standalone service in 2026.
Undock
🟠Possibly DeadUndock was an AI-assisted calendar and scheduling service that let users propose meeting times, coordinate availability, and book meetings through browser and calendar integrations.
Adept AI
🟡Acquired / MergedAI agent company building models that can take actions on computers on behalf of users.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is Granola AI?
Granola is an AI meeting-notes app that transcribes a meeting from computer audio, combines that transcript with notes typed by the user, and produces an editable summary.
Does Granola join meetings as a bot?
No. Granola is designed to capture audio from the user’s computer rather than sending a visible bot participant into the meeting.
Who founded Granola?
Granola was founded by Christopher Pedregal and Sam Stephenson through Granola Labs Limited.
How much funding has Granola raised?
Granola announced a $20 million Series A in May 2024 and a $43 million Series B in May 2025. TechCrunch reported that the Series B brought total funding to $67 million.
What are the best alternatives to Granola for AI meeting notes?
Notable alternatives include Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Grain, and Fellow. Their approaches differ in bot-based recording, transcription, video clipping, integrations, and team workflows.