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May 14, 2025

Google alum hits $250m valuation for AI-powered note-taking app Granola

The London-based startup has raised a $43m led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross

Note-taking app Granola has raised $43m and hit a valuation of $250m, as a wave of startups and Big Tech companies flood the market with AI enterprise tools.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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