{"id":20865,"date":"2025-05-30T08:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T05:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scroll.media\/2025\/05\/30\/1-billion-for-grammarly\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:03:22","slug":"1-billion-for-grammarly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scroll.media\/en\/2025\/05\/30\/1-billion-for-grammarly\/","title":{"rendered":"$1 Billion for Grammarly \u2014 The Largest Funding in Ukrainian Tech History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/\">Grammarly<\/a>, the writing assistant company founded by Ukrainians, <a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.media\/en\/2025\/05\/29\/grammarly-raises-1b-from-general-catalysts-cvf-fund\/\">announced<\/a> on May 29 that it had secured $1 billion in funding \u2014 the largest deal in the history of Ukrainian tech. While not a traditional investment, this special type of financing comes from one of General Catalyst\u2019s innovative funding programs and marks a milestone for both Grammarly and the broader Ukrainian startup scene.<br>This deal stands out for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grammarly publicly disclosed performance metrics for the first time in years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The financing model known as <em>go-to-market<\/em> funding is not typical for Ukrainian startups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1 billion is the largest capital infusion ever received by a Ukrainian tech business. (Had it been a traditional investment, it would still top the charts.) For comparison, GitLab raised $801 million during its IPO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1428\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/znimok-ekrana-2025-05-30-o-08.49.15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/znimok-ekrana-2025-05-30-o-08.49.15.png 1428w, https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/znimok-ekrana-2025-05-30-o-08.49.15-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/znimok-ekrana-2025-05-30-o-08.49.15-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/znimok-ekrana-2025-05-30-o-08.49.15-768x413.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.media\/en\/\">Scroll.media<\/a> <\/em>sources, the company\u2019s valuation may rise following this deal. The last public <a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.media\/2025\/04\/01\/zasnovnyky-grammarly-revolut-forbes\/\">estimate<\/a>, from <em>Forbes<\/em>, pegged the founders\u2019 combined net worth at $1.9 billion, based on an $8 billion company valuation. At its peak, Grammarly reached a $13 billion valuation, but today\u2019s market, shaped by pressure from tools like ChatGPT, may not support such lofty numbers again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Big Is Grammarly?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company shared key performance figures with <em>Reuters, <\/em>and the results are impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Revenue<\/strong> in the past year reached <strong>$700 million<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daily active users (DAU)<\/strong> climbed to <strong>40 million<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These numbers are far above previous estimates. Until now, Grammarly had never officially shared financial data, with most media speculating that annual revenue was somewhere between $70 million and $250 million. Hitting $700 million places Grammarly in elite company. (For context: Anthropic reported $1 billion in revenue in 2024, while most other high-profile AI companies still sit in the tens of millions.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for user growth, DAU is up significantly from the previously reported 30 million. It\u2019s another sign of strong traction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Go-to-Market Model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The structure of this $1 billion funding is unlike anything typically seen in the Ukrainian startup ecosystem. It\u2019s not a classic equity investment, loan, or convertible note. According to <em>Scroll.media<\/em>, only a handful of Ukrainian-founded companies operating globally have used such a model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generalcatalyst.com\/stories\/the-unbundling-of-growth-equity\">came<\/a> via General Catalyst\u2019s Customer Value Fund (CVF), which backs companies that have already found Product-Market Fit \u2014 the stage where a startup knows what it sells, and to whom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that point, a company\u2019s biggest cost becomes customer acquisition<strong> <\/strong>(GC says about Sales & Marketing and Cost of Customer Acquisition (CAC)). For example, acquiring a user might cost $2, while that user brings in only $1\/month in revenue. It\u2019s not until the third month that the user turns profitable. The key is a long-term relationship, measured by LTV (Lifetime Value).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General Catalyst notes that this model has been reshaped by the rise of subscriptions. We no longer pay $500 for a one-time product \u2014 we pay $10\/month indefinitely. Great for LTV, but it also means cash flows are deferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This creates a tension: companies need to spend heavily up front to grow, but the returns come slowly. Each new user represents a short-term cash loss, even as total revenue rises. It can give the illusion of a thriving business, while actually draining cash reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally, founders plug the gap with investment or debt. The cost? Equity dilution. GC points out that founders today often own less than 20% of their companies by IPO, and sometimes as little as 5%. By contrast, Microsoft\u2019s founders owned nearly 80% at IPO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This shift marks one of the largest wealth transfers in startup history \u2014 from founders to investors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Customer Value Fund aims to change that by introducing a new type of financing. Here\u2019s their logic: when a company invests in a product, R&D, new directions, or experimental features \u2014 that\u2019s inherently risky. It\u2019s perfectly reasonable to use equity for that. You might invest $10 million and end up with nothing, or maybe $100 million, or even $1 billion. Everyone involved takes a risk, but the upside can be huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, once a company has reached Product-Market Fit, investing in Sales & Marketing is no longer about risk \u2014 the outcomes are largely predictable, just delayed in time. And that means the financing model should be different, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where the Customer Value Fund comes in. General Catalyst uses this fund to finance a company\u2019s marketing and customer acquisition budget. The return comes from future cash flows and is capped at a pre-agreed amount. For instance, the fund might provide $100 million and expect a return of $400 million over three years. But if that 4x return has been set, it can\u2019t magically turn into 25x unless both sides agreed on that from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits are clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business owners don\u2019t give up equity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The funding is allocated specifically to Sales & Marketing \u2014 as a separate budget \u2014 so it doesn\u2019t place strain on the company\u2019s core operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For funds, this is a way to achieve a clearly defined return within a short time frame (typically 2\u20133 years) instead of waiting a decade for a company to go public.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venture firms also have a lot of capital to deploy, and this model creates a new type of asset and financing tool for them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These investments are considered relatively low-risk, since the capital is provided to companies with clear Product-Market Fit and well-established business models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not risk-free. If marketing efforts underperform, the fund absorbs the loss, since the return depends on future profits, not collateral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">$1 \u043c\u043b\u0440\u0434 \u0434\u043b\u044f Grammarly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to marketing efforts aimed at attracting new users, Grammarly plans to allocate part of the funding to M&A activity. The size of the investment suggests that negotiations with a specific target may already be underway, and that the company raised this capital with an acquisition in mind. However, no official details have been disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abI assume they\u2019ll acquire a little-known AI-focused studio to strengthen their expertise in that area. Grammarly is already strong in both B2B and B2C, so I don\u2019t really believe they\u2019ll pursue acquisitions in those segments,\u00bb said one source familiar with the matter. The company declined to comment on future M&A plans. Another source offered a different view: Grammarly might acquire a company similar to Coda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scroll.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abThe merger with Coda has already changed a lot for Grammarly \u2014 it significantly expanded the company\u2019s potential growth strategy,\u00bb the source added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Coda Docs offers a broad suite of tools for collaborative work on documents, spreadsheets, and databases in the cloud. While the financial terms of Grammarly\u2019s Coda acquisition have not been disclosed, Coda was <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/12\/17\/grammarly-acquires-productivity-startup-coda-brings-on-new-ceo\/\">valued<\/a> at $1.4 billion in 2021. However, valuations have shifted dramatically since then \u2014 for instance, Klarna dropped from $45 billion to just $6 billion \u2014 so that figure should be viewed with caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many experts interviewed by <em>Scroll.media<\/em> believe that ChatGPT and other AI tools pose a serious threat to Grammarly\u2019s core business. However, the Coda deal may change the equation, opening a path into new markets. This also suggests that Grammarly\u2019s next acquisition may again be in the B2B\/B2C space, but with a broader product vision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammarly, the writing assistant company founded by Ukrainians, announced on May 29 that it had secured $1 billion in funding \u2014 the largest deal in the history of Ukrainian tech. 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