Grammarly has officially acquired Superhuman, the popular AI-powered email client, to boost its productivity suite and deepen its focus on AI-driven communication. Grammarly has officially acquired Superhuman, the popular AI-powered email client, The deal was announced on Tuesday. While financial terms weren’t shared, the move signals Grammarly’s growing ambition to reshape how professionals write, work, and connect — especially over email. Why Grammarly Bought Superhuman Why Grammarly Bought Superhuman Email remains one of the most-used tools in the workplace — and Grammarly wants to make it smarter. Grammarly CEO Shishir Mehrotra explained the strategic reason behind the deal: Shishir Mehrotra “Email isn’t just another app — it’s where professionals spend much of their day. Superhuman lets us add an entirely new space for AI agents to help people collaborate and get things done.” By bringing in Superhuman’s tech and team, Grammarly can better support professionals with AI tools right inside their inbox. AI tools right inside their inbox What Is Superhuman? What Is Superhuman? Superhuman is a premium email client designed to make communication faster and smarter. Founded by Rahul Vohra, Vivek Sodera, and Conrad Irwin
Raised over $114 million from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), IVP, and Tiger Global
Valued at $825 million, according to Traxcn
Known for AI featureslike smart replies, automatic scheduling, and message sorting Founded by Rahul Vohra, Vivek Sodera, and Conrad Irwin Rahul Vohra Vivek Sodera Raised over $114 million from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), IVP, and Tiger Global $114 million Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) IVP Valued at $825 million, according to Traxcn $825 million Known for AI featureslike smart replies, automatic scheduling, and message sorting AI features Superhuman recently launched AI-powered updates to simplify how users manage email — making it a perfect fit for Grammarly’s vision. What Happens Next? What Happens Next? Superhuman’s team — including CEO Rahul Vohra — is joining Grammarly as part of the acquisition. Rahul Vohra Vohra shared his excitement about the next phase: “Email is still the top communication tool for billions. With Grammarly, we’ll improve Superhuman and also build new ways for AI agents to work together across all your daily communication apps.” Grammarly said it will continue investing in the Superhuman experience, while also building new AI email features based on Superhuman’s technology. Superhuman experience new AI email features Grammarly’s Bigger AI Push Grammarly’s Bigger AI Push This isn’t Grammarly’s first big move to expand beyond writing suggestions. In 2023, Grammarly acquired Coda, a collaborative productivity platform
Coda’s co-founder, Shishir Mehrotra, was promoted to **CEO of Grammarly
In May 2025, Grammarly raised $1 billion from General Catalyst through a non-dilutive deal, meaning they didn’t give up equity. Instead, they’ll pay a portion of revenue earned using the investment. In 2023, Grammarly acquired Coda, a collaborative productivity platform 2023 Coda Coda’s co-founder, Shishir Mehrotra, was promoted to **CEO of Grammarly Shishir Mehrotra In May 2025, Grammarly raised $1 billion from General Catalyst through a non-dilutive deal, meaning they didn’t give up equity. Instead, they’ll pay a portion of revenue earned using the investment. May 2025 $1 billion General Catalyst non-dilutive deal Together, these moves show Grammarly is building a broader AI-powered productivity ecosystem, where tools like writing, editing, scheduling, and email come together. AI-powered productivity ecosystem Why This Deal Matters Why This Deal Matters Email is still where most of us do our work. By combining Grammarly’s writing expertise with Superhuman’s smart email tools, this deal brings us one step closer to truly intelligent, automated communication. intelligent, automated communication With both companies aligned on making professionals more productive, the future looks bright for AI in your inbox. Quick Takeaways Quick Takeaways ✅ Grammarly acquired Superhuman, a leading AI email app💼 Superhuman waslast valued at $825M, backed by top VCs📧 Email is atop use casefor Grammarly users🤖 Grammarly plans to use Superhuman to build smart AI email tools📈 Part of Grammarly’slarger strategyto expand into AI productivity apps🧑‍💻 Superhuman CEO and team arejoining Grammarly Grammarly acquired Superhuman last valued at $825M top use case larger strategy joining Grammarly

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