Grammarly, the popular writing assistant, has taken a big step in that direction by acquiring Superhuman, the AI email client. This strategic acquisition will enhance its AI-powered productivity platform tremendously. Both are private, but Grammarly did recently raise a $1 billion non-dilutive investment from General Catalyst in May. Now, they’re planning to acquire their way into that momentum. CEO Shishir Malhotra, who moved up after Grammarly bought collaborative productivity software Coda last fall, is guiding the company into its next act. With him at the helm, Grammarly is poised to fundamentally change how we communicate over email.
Superhuman, co-founded by Rahul Vohra, Vivek Sodera, and Conrad Irwin has since gained notoriety. Its smart, AI-driven features make it easy to set up meetings, draft responses, and organize messages at a whole new level. The platform has done so while impressively raising $114 million from prestigious investors including a16z, IVP, and Tiger Global. That gripping success has helped propel a current $825 million valuation. Email is the lifeblood of communication for billions of people the world over. Grammarly is excited to integrate Superhuman’s technology to create smart AI agents for the next generation of email communication.
Under the terms of the acquisition, the Superhuman team—including CEO Rahul Vohra—joins Grammarly. This new partnership will allow us to invest heavily in improving the basic, core, Superhuman experience. In parallel, it will craft cutting-edge frameworks for AI partnership over major collaboration platforms.
Along with its other recent acquisitions, Grammarly further cements itself as an AI-enabled productivity solution leader. Superhuman’s unique, built-for-speed approach complements Grammarly’s long-term vision to keep users engaged and grow onto more surfaces. Email is still one of the top use cases for Grammarly customers, so this combination makes all the more sense strategically.
“With Superhuman, we can deliver that future to millions more professionals while giving our existing users another surface for agent collaboration that simply doesn’t exist anywhere else. Email isn’t just another app; it’s where professionals spend significant portions of their day, and it’s the perfect staging ground for orchestrating multiple AI agents simultaneously.”
Rahul Vohra echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the potential impact of this partnership:
This purchase is further proof of Grammarly’s momentum as the largest-ever acquisition Grammarly has made. The company’s mission is to deliver advanced AI-driven solutions to millions of business professionals worldwide. By supercharging Superhuman’s already-impressive technology, Grammarly hopes to lead a revolution in email-based productivity and beyond.
“Email is the main communication tool for billions of people worldwide and the number-one use case for Grammarly customers. By joining forces with Grammarly, we will invest even more in the core Superhuman experience, as well as create a new way of working where AI agents collaborate across the communication tools that we all use every day.”
This acquisition marks a significant chapter in Grammarly’s evolution as it seeks to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions to millions of professionals globally. By harnessing Superhuman’s robust technology, Grammarly aims to redefine productivity within email communication and beyond.
