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San Francisco, California
Grammarly is a technology company and AI-powered writing assistant platform that was founded in July 2009 by Ukrainian entrepreneurs Alex Shevchenko, Max Lytvyn, and Dmytro Lider in Kyiv, Ukraine. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company has expanded its physical footprint over the years to include offices in major international hubs such as Kyiv, New York City, and Vancouver. The platform was established with the vision of helping people communicate more effectively and confidently by offering real-time digital assistance for English-language writing. Initially launching as an online editor and a paid subscription product focused heavily on grammatical error correction (GEC) for students, Grammarly quickly achieved cash-flow positive operations. Under the early leadership of CEO Brad Hoover, who joined the company in 2011, it systematically expanded its technical capabilities beyond basic mechanics like spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The system evolved to provide deep stylistic and tonal recommendations, full-sentence rewrites, vocabulary enhancements, clarity improvements, and plagiarism detection across multiple platforms. Today, the software is delivered via a wide variety of touchpoints, including a dedicated web editor, desktop applications, browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge, as well as specialized mobile keyboard applications for iOS and Android. A significant transformation occurred between 2024 and 2025 under a leadership transition. Shishir Mehrotra, the founder of the collaborative document tool Coda, took over as CEO following Grammarly's acquisition of Coda in late 2024. In mid-2025, the company further expanded its productivity ecosystem by acquiring the AI-native email application Superhuman. Following these strategic transactions, the parent organization rebranded itself as Superhuman Platform Inc. in October 2025 to reflect its evolution from a single-utility writing assistant into a broader multi-product, AI-agent enterprise platform. Financially, Grammarly operates primarily under a freemium business model, offering basic checking capabilities to a broad user base while gating advanced structural, tonal, and generative AI features behind its Premium and Professional tiers. It also services a large enterprise segment through Grammarly Business, which supports corporate teams, educational institutions, and government entities in maintaining consistent on-brand messaging. As of 2026, the platform serves approximately 40 million daily active users, 50,000 corporate organizations, and 3,000 universities. The company has raised over $1.4 billion in total funding across multiple investment rounds from major institutional firms, including General Catalyst, BlackRock, and Baillie Gifford. This robust capital backing has solidified Grammarly’s market position, placing its valuation at approximately $13 billion and cementing its annual recurring revenue (ARR) at an estimated $700 million.
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