# Karri Saarinen

> Karri Saarinen. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Angel

# Karri Saarinen

Latest rounds

- **Granola** Series B · $43M May 2025

Backs *Collaboration Tools* *AI*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last May 2025
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $43M
- **Active:** 2025

2025

- [Granola](https://millionrounds.com/company/granola) *Series B* **$43M** *US* May 2025 Joined · +9 investors

By stage

- Series B **1**

What they backed

Collaboration Tools **1** AI **1**

Alongside

- [Amjad Masad *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad)
- [Betaworks *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)
- [DG VENTURES *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures)
- [Firstminute Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital)
- [Guillermo Rauch *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch)
- [Lightspeed *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)
- [NFDG *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfdg)
- [Spark Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 20 Apr 2026 · 1h 17m From Airbnb to Linear: How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design With [Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2) Mentions [Josh Coyne](https://millionrounds.com/person/josh-coyne) About this episode In a market that hadn’t changed in decades, Linear didn’t win by being faster. They won by being more thoughtful. Karri Saarinen helped shape design at Airbnb and Coinbase before building Linear around small teams and high standards. On Grit, he shares how Linear is building for a new era of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 26 Mar 2026 · 3h 31m Arm Pumps CPUs, Social Media Addiction, Data Center Ban | Eric Goldman, Nima Jalali, Jon McNeill, Karri Saarinen, Dimi Kellari, Mikey Shulman, Aida Baradari, Zack Kanter, Nik Milanović, Zach Perret With [Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2)[Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret)[Zack Kanter](https://millionrounds.com/person/zack-kanter) Mentions [Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity) About this episode Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (02:36) - Arm's $15B Chip Bet (14:38) - Sanders & AOC: Pause Data Centers (27:54) - Meta & YouTube Lose Addiction Trial (37:08) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (44:34) - "Thou Shalt Not Steal" Op-Ed Reaction (52:20) - 𝕏 Timeline… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 16 Dec 2025 · 3h 24m You Don't Need a Storyteller, ChatGPT Images, Ali on the Series L | Karri Saarinen, Mike Cessario, Elliot Cohen, Ali Ghodsi With [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi)[Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2)[Mike Cessario](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-cessario) About this episode (00:55) - Viral WSJ 'You Don't Need a Storyteller' Piece (28:52) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (34:03) - ChatGPT Images 1.5 (46:05) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:00:44) - Coreweave Tests AI Market Hype (01:11:40) - The Price of Ford's EV Push (01:19:58) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 31 Oct 2025 · 3h 25m Marc Andreessen & Ilya Sutskever Host TBPN, Mag 7 Earnings Recap | Aydin Senkut, Dean Ball, Shreya Murthy, Lulu Meservey & Gaby Goldberg, Jakob Diepenbrock, Shishir Mehrotra, Karri Saarinen With [Gaby Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaby-goldberg)[Ilya Sutskever](https://millionrounds.com/person/ilya-sutskever)[Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2) Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut)[Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen)[Shishir Mehrotra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shishir-mehrotra)[Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chernin-group)[The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) About this episode (13:04) - Mag 7 Earnings Recap (37:12) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (54:11) - WSJ Mansion Section (01:04:37) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:13:12) - Lulu Meservey, founder of the strategic communications firm Rostra, Lulu previously served as CCO & EVP of Corporate Affairs at Activision… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 10 Jun 2025 · 3h 49m Apple's iOS 26 Review, Meta to Pay $15B for Scale AI Stake | Andrew Huberman, Scott Belsky, Sai Senthilkumar, Karri Saarinen, Roy Bahat, Alex Israel With [Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2)[Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat)[Sai Senthilkumar](https://millionrounds.com/person/sai-senthilkumar) Mentions [Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky)[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) About this episode (02:52) - WWDC Recap (15:17) - Apple's Retreat to its Core Competency (22:45) - Apple's iOS 26 Draws Mixed Reviews (52:58) - Meta to Pay Nearly $15B For Scale AI Stake (01:00:17) - Sai Senthilkumar, a Partner at Redpoint Ventures, focuses on growth-stage investments in enterprise… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 10 Jun 2025 · 1h 33m Inside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product building | Karri Saarinen (Co-founder and CEO) With [Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2) Mentions [Brian Chesky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-chesky)[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[Tuomas Artman](https://millionrounds.com/person/tuomas-artman) About this episode Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, the project management tool built for high-performance software teams. Since its founding in 2019, Linear has achieved a valuation of $1.25B as of 10th June 2025 and now counts companies like OpenAI, Ramp and Vercel as customers. Before founding… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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