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Who invested in Grammarly

3 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AICollaboration ToolsEducationInternet

Valuation: $13B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026

$1.2Braised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 5 sources

$110MRound$90MRound$1.0BGrowth
Latest round
Growth, $1.0BMay 2025
Step-upi
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Investors
5 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20172019202120232025
$110MRound$90MRound$1.0BGrowth
First round
Round, $110M
May 2017
Biggest round
$1.0B
Growth · May 2025
Usual gap between rounds
5.7 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. May 2025
    Growth$1.0B1 returning

    Reported by Crunchbase News and 2 othersSEC filing: $348M sold, first sale Jan 2025

  2. Oct 2019
    Round$90M1 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. May 2017
    Round$110M4 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

Funding filed with regulators

Grammarly filed 2 raises, $677M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Jul 2025$672M173 investorsSEC Form D
  2. Aug 2024$5.0M112 investorsof $10M offeredSEC Form D

Founders and team

From Grammarly's own website: 4 on the team.

  • Jenna Kozel-KingVP of Corporate Marketing
  • Mihai FonoageVP of Engineering
  • Tonya FowlerGlobal Research VP & Practice Leader
  • Jimmy SnyderAssociate Director of Platform Support

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Round2017Round2019Growth2025General CatalystLIVPSignalFireSparkGeneral Catalyst/ Breyer

Everyone who backed them

General CatalystVC firm2rounds, led 1
IVPVC firm2rounds
SignalFireVC firm1round
SparkGrowth equity1round
General Catalyst/ Breyerno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Grammarly as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Archer Venture CapitalVC firmPer its own site
ConduitAcceleratorPer its own site
Step Ahead CapitalVC firmPer its own site
YGA VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Grammarly

Who invested in Grammarly?

Grammarly's investors include General Catalyst, IVP, SignalFire, Spark and General Catalyst/ Breyer.

How much has Grammarly raised?

Grammarly has raised $1.2B across 3 rounds since 2017.

When did Grammarly last raise?

Grammarly's most recent round was a Growth of $1.0B in May 2025.

What was Grammarly's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.0B in May 2025, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Grammarly first?

Grammarly's first round on record, in May 2017, was backed by IVP, SignalFire and Spark and 1 others.

What stage is Grammarly at?

Grammarly's latest named round is a Growth, in May 2025.

Where is Grammarly based?

Grammarly is based in the United States.

Who led Grammarly's rounds?

General Catalyst led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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