# Rahul Vohra

> Rahul Vohra is a British-Indian entrepreneur and the founder of Superhuman, the cult-favorite AI email client acquired by Grammarly in July 2025. He pioneered the quantitative product-market fit framework that became the most-shared article in First Round Review history, and applied video game design principles to productivity software. Before Superhuman, he co-founded Rapportive (sold to LinkedIn in 2012) and coded RuneScape's legendary 'Monkey Madness I' quest as a 21-year-old intern. He also co-runs Todd & Rahul Capital, a $50M+ angel fund with 120+ portfolio companies.

- **Role:** Head of Superhuman Mail at Grammarly
- **Organizations:** Superhuman, Grammarly, Todd & Rahul Capital, Rapportive (acquired), LinkedIn (former)
- **From:** Birmingham, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British-Indian
- **Education:** BA (Hons) Computer Science, University of Cambridge, PhD Machine Learning (dropped out), University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Built and sold Rapportive to LinkedIn (2012) - first Gmail plugin to scale to millions of users, Published the most-shared article in First Round Review history on product-market fit measurement, Pioneered the 40% PMF survey framework, now widely used across the startup ecosystem

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Summer intern at Jagex; created RuneScape's 'Monkey Madness I' quest
- **2005** — Graduated Cambridge with BA Computer Science; started Machine Learning PhD
- **2006** — Dropped out of PhD to pursue startups
- **2007** — Co-founded Mojo (idea crowdsourcing platform); technology acquired by Cancer Research UK
- **2010** — Co-founded Rapportive (Gmail social sidebar plugin) with Martin Kleppmann and Sam Stokes
- **2011** — Rapportive accepted to Y Combinator via Skype (exception to in-person rule)
- **2012** — Rapportive acquired by LinkedIn for ~$15M; joined LinkedIn as head of email integrations
- **2014** — Left LinkedIn; founded Superhuman in October
- **2017** — Superhuman private beta launched after 3 years of building
- **2018** — Published 'How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product-Market Fit' - most-shared First Round Review article ever
- **2019** — Raised $33M Series B from a16z at $260M valuation; navigated privacy controversy over tracking pixels
- **2020** — Published 'Game Design, Not Gamification' with a16z
- **2021** — Superhuman valuation peaked at $825M
- **2024** — Superhuman reached $36.5M ARR, 70,000 paying users; grew 2x year-over-year
- **2025-07** — Grammarly acquired Superhuman; Grammarly rebranded as 'Superhuman' in Oct 2025 with 40M+ DAUs, $700M+ ARR
- **2026** — Speaker at HumanX 2026 Conference (April) and VivaTech

## Achievements

- Built and sold Rapportive to LinkedIn (2012) - first Gmail plugin to scale to millions of users
- Published the most-shared article in First Round Review history on product-market fit measurement
- Pioneered the 40% PMF survey framework, now widely used across the startup ecosystem
- Raised $118M total for Superhuman from a16z, IVP, Tiger Global, First Round Capital
- Grew Superhuman to $36.5M ARR with >90% annual retention and >120% net revenue retention
- Superhuman acquired by Grammarly in estimated $300-500M deal (July 2025)
- Co-runs Todd & Rahul Capital: $50M+ deployed across 120+ portfolio companies
- Portfolio includes Supabase, Mercury, Hightouch, Writer, Hex, Ashby, WorkOS, and others
- Created RuneScape's legendary 'Monkey Madness I' quest, still considered one of the game's best
- GQ magazine feature profile

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Speaker at HumanX 2026 Conference in San Francisco and VivaTech
- **2025-10** — Grammarly rebrands as 'Superhuman'; combined entity reaches 40M+ DAUs and $700M+ ARR
- **2025-07** — Grammarly acquires Superhuman; Vohra becomes Head of Superhuman Mail at Grammarly
- **2025-02** — Superhuman announces best month ever before acquisition
- **2024-12** — Superhuman reaches $36.5M ARR, 70,000 paying users, 2x YoY growth

## Links

- Website: https://superhuman.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulvohra
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rahulvohra
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rahulvohra/

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Last updated: 2026-04-26