Startup profile for Superhuman: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Superhuman funding, valuation and investors

Premium email client focused on speed and AI-assisted inbox workflows.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series C

$75M · August 2021

Latest known valuation

$825M

Series C · August 2021

Total disclosed equity funding

$108M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth · San Francisco, California

Investors in latest funding

Lead: IVP

Other: Andreessen Horowitz , First Round , Tiger Global Management

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Superhuman is a premium email client ($30/month) built for speed — keyboard shortcuts, split inbox, snooze, and AI triage for high-volume email users. Founded by Rahul Vohra (previous Rapportive exit to LinkedIn), the company raised $33M Series B in 2019 led by a16z and $75M Series C in August 2021 at $825M led by IVP. First Round and Tiger Global participated.

Why Superhuman is interesting

Superhuman proved willingness-to-pay for elite email UX — $825M valuation Series C as AI inbox features intensify category competition.

Product & use cases

Superhuman rebuilds Gmail/Outlook interface for speed — sub-100ms interactions, AI draft replies, auto-summarize threads, and split inbox for VIP prioritization.

  • Executive and founder email management
  • Sales and VC high-volume inbox workflows
  • AI-assisted email drafting and triage
  • Keyboard-driven productivity for power users

Key facts

  • Series C (Aug 2021): $75M at $825M led by IVP
  • Series B (Apr 2019): $33M led by a16z
  • $30/month premium email client
  • Founder Rahul Vohra: ex-Rapportive (LinkedIn acquisition)

Funding history (newest first)

Series C

2021-08 $75M Valuation: $825M

Source: https://blog.superhuman.com/superhuman-series-c/

Series B

2019-04 $33M

Source: https://a16z.com/announcement/superhuman/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Superhuman's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz First Round Tiger Global Management

Competitive landscape

Edge: Opinionated UX and invite scarcity created premium brand — not feature parity with Gmail but speed obsession.

Superhuman's $30/month premium challenged by Gmail AI and new startups. Moat is habit + brand among executives; must keep speed lead as incumbents add AI drafts.

  • Gmail / Outlook incumbent

    Free default clients adding AI features.

  • Shortwave direct

    Modern Gmail wrapper with AI features.

  • Notion Mail / new AI inboxes direct

    New AI-native email entrants 2024-2026.

  • Spark direct

    Premium email client for teams.

Notable stories

  • Superhuman used invite-only waitlist to create scarcity — controversial growth tactic that built premium brand before broad access.
  • Vohra's 'game design for email' philosophy applied engagement mechanics to productivity software.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS AI & Machine Learning Consumer

FAQs about Superhuman

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Superhuman is a premium ($30/month) email client optimized for speed with AI-assisted drafting and triage.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led Series B. First Round (/fund/first-round) and Tiger Global (/fund/tiger-global-management) joined Series C.
$30 per month per user at public pricing; enterprise plans available.
Superhuman wraps Gmail/Outlook with faster UX and AI features; costs $30/month vs free Gmail.
August 2021 Series C at $825M per company blog.
Rahul Vohra, previously founder of Rapportive acquired by LinkedIn.
Yes — supports Gmail and Outlook accounts per superhuman.com.
April 2019 — led $33M Series B.
Private; unit economics not publicly disclosed.
We track a16z-backed productivity and AI companies.
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