# Sam Stephenson

> Sam Stephenson is co-founder, design of Granola. Granola on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, design, Granola.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephensonsam/
- X: https://x.com/samstphenson

## What Sam builds

- [Granola](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granola.md), graded C, 61.6/100, in Meeting capture & meeting infrastructure. Granola is a meeting notepad that transcribes calls from device audio without a bot and writes AI summaries. An outside agent reads notes, summaries and transcripts through an MCP server, or a REST API with webhooks on paid plans. Co-founder, design, Granola, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Chris Pedregal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-pedregal/), Co-founder and CEO, Granola

## Backed by

- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)
- [AI Grant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ai-grant/)
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners/)
- [Betaworks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/betaworks/)
- [firstminute capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/firstminute-capital/)
- [Index Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/index-ventures/)
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kleiner-perkins/)
- [NFDG](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nfdg/)

## Questions

### Who is Sam Stephenson?

Sam Stephenson is co-founder, design of Granola.

### What does Granola, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Granola from Granola, Inc.. Granola is a meeting notepad that transcribes calls from device audio without a bot and writes AI summaries. An outside agent reads notes, summaries and transcripts through an MCP server, or a REST API with webhooks on paid plans.

### Who has invested in Granola, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Spark Capital, AI Grant, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Betaworks, firstminute capital, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and NFDG.

### How are Sam's tools graded?

Granola is graded C, 61.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.granola.ai/
- https://www.granola.ai/contact
- https://www.granola.ai/authors/chris
- https://www.granola.ai/authors/sam
- https://www.granola.ai/blog/announcement
- https://www.granola.ai/blog/series-a

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