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Sam Stephenson

ROLE CO-FOUNDERAT GRANOLAMENTIONS 2LAST SEEN AUGUST 27, 2026
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Sam Stephenson is the co-founder and designer of Granola, an AI notepad for meetings based in London. He previously held product design roles at several startups including Ideaflow, Carv, and Swim Smooth, and led global research studies at the nonprofit Applied Cognitive Science. He is best known for bringing a design-first, minimalist philosophy to Granola, which has become one of the faster-adopted AI productivity tools in the market.

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mention·The VC Corner·AUGUST 27, 2026

“Sam was a designer who'd been working on the same idea space from the design side… at the note-taking startup Ideaflow”

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mention·The VC Corner·AUGUST 27, 2026

“With every call in one place, sales leaders can ask 'Why are we losing deals this quarter?,' product managers can investigate 'Which UX issues come up most often?'”

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Sam Stephenson · Co-founder at Granola — 2 mentions on Teahose