When was Sidenote founded?

Sidenote was founded in 2023 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Sidenote located?

Sidenote is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Is Sidenote a funded company?

Sidenote is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Sidenote?

Sidenote's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on 2023, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Productivity Software. In United States, the Productivity Software sector has seen $326M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Sidenote rank among its competitors?

Sidenote ranks 423rd amongst 1014 active competitors, of which 37 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Granola, which secured $125M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Sidenote?

Sidenote's top competitors include Evernote, Day One Journal and Mem Technologies. Among them, Granola secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Sidenote - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of AI-based note taking platform. It provides users with a Chrome extension that helps turn meeting notes into actionable items such as drafted emails, calendar invites, and Jira issues.

Website: sidenote.ai
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Email ID: *****@sidenote.ai

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2023

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$500K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, 2023, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator

Ranked

423^rd among 1014 active competitors

Similar Companies

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Sidenote has raised a total funding of $500K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Sidenote has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Sidenote:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2023	5399	Seed	9161	3807	1127	7767

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The founders of Sidenote are Jason Lin, Scott Hickmann and Schwinn Saereesitthipitak.

Here are the details of Sidenote's key team members:

Jason Lin: Former Co-Founder of Sidenote.
Scott Hickmann: Former Co-Founder of Sidenote.
Schwinn Saereesitthipitak: Former Co-Founder of Sidenote.

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Top competitors of Sidenote include Evernote, Day One Journal and Mem Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Sidenote, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Evernote 2004, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a note-taking app for individuals and enterprises	$266M	Sequoia Capital, Meritech & 28 others	73/100
2nd	Day One Journal 2011, Lehi (United States), Acquired	Provider of a personal journaling app	-	-	63/100
3rd	Mem Technologies 2017, Los Altos Hills (United States), Series A	Provider of a note-taking tool	$28.6M	Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI Startup Fund ... & 11 others	58/100
4th	Granola 2023, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Developer of an AI-powered tool for automated meeting note taking	$192M	Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 30 others	58/100
5th	Obsidian 2020, Moldova, Unfunded	Provider of pc software services	-	-	57/100
6th	Roam Research 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of an online note-taking tool	$9M	Chapter One, Whalebone Ventures & 5 others	56/100
7th	GoodNotes 2004, Kowloon (China), Funding Raised	Provider of a cloud-based note-taking app	-	Race Capital	53/100
8th	Mobile Assistant 2009, Waunakee (United States), Acquired	Audio-based note-taking app for business professionals	-	-	53/100
9th	Craft 2019, Budapest (Hungary), Series B	Developer of the note-taking platform	$20.2M	Creandum, EBRD & 7 others	52/100
10th	Notability 2008, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Provider of an app based note taking platform	-	-	50/100
423rd	Sidenote 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Provider of AI-based note taking platform	$500K	Y Combinator	22/100