About
Granola is an AI meeting notepad founded in London in 2023. Instead of sending a bot into your calls, it transcribes your device’s audio in the background and combines the transcript with the notes you type to produce clear meeting notes. It raised a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation in March 2026.
Professionals, founders and investors use Granola to take better notes in back-to-back meetings, chat with AI about past conversations, share notes in team folders and send notes to tools like Slack, Notion and HubSpot. It runs on Mac, Windows and iPhone.
As of October 2026, Granola has a free Basic plan that shows notes from the last 30 days, Business at $14 per user a month with unlimited history, integrations, an API and MCP support, and Enterprise at about $35 per user a month.
Features and integrations
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Bot-Free Recording: Captures meeting audio from your device without a bot joining the call.
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AI-Enhanced Notes: Combines your typed notes with the transcript into structured summaries.
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AI Chat: Ask questions about one meeting or across all your meetings.
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Templates and Recipes: Use templates for sales calls, interviews and more.
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Shared Folders: Share meeting notes with your team.
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Integrations and MCP: Send notes to Slack, Notion, HubSpot and AI tools on Business.
Pros and cons
Pros
- No meeting bot: Feels less intrusive to other participants.
- You stay in control: Your own notes guide the AI summary.
- Affordable Business plan: Lower than many team notetakers.
- Feature-rich free plan: Most features are free.
Cons
- Free history limit: Only the last 30 days are visible on the free plan.
- Consent matters: Participants should be told when a call is being transcribed.
- Integrations are paid: Connections to other tools need Business.
Founder
Chris Pedregal and Sam Stephenson
Founder, Granola
Chris Pedregal and Sam Stephenson co-founded Granola in London in 2023. Pedregal serves as CEO.
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Last updated October 5, 2026