Superhuman acquires YC-backed notetaker Fathom as productivity platforms push for agentic work
Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users
Superhuman, a productivity platform, has acquired Fathom, a Y Combinator-backed notetaker, as companies push for AI-powered, proactive work automation. AI productivity platforms typically require user prompts and workflow creation, but a proactive approach that utilizes meeting topics and action items is more advantageous. Fathom, founded in 2020, has raised over $30 million in funding and was valued at $94 million in 2024.
The platform offers a generous free plan and has gained over 400,000 monthly active users and recorded more than 1 million meetings. Superhuman's CEO, Shishir Mehrotra, recognized the difficulty of creating a notetaker internally and expressed confidence in the demand for this category. He also mentioned the technical intricacies Fathom has built.
Superhuman, which already offers an email client, docs app, calendar, database solution, and an AI agent builder platform, sees Fathom's massive user base as an opportunity to reach users at scale and integrate meeting notetaking into its existing suite.
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