Alex Shevchenko
Unicorn founderFounder at Grammarly
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedGrammarly$13B
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Alex: together at Superhuman
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About
Before 2009 he co-founded MyDropBox.com, a plagiarism-detection service acquired by Blackboard, and now works on Superhuman following its combination with Grammarly.
Founder at Grammarly
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Grammarly's investors · 11
Archer Capital GroupLos AngelesArcher Venture CapitalLos AngelesBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksDria VenturesNew YorkGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksRenegade PartnersSan Francisco · $2M – $10M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksSozo VenturesRedwood CitySpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks
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Co-founders at Grammarly
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Experience
- SuperhumanBuilding Superhumancurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GrammarlyCo-Founder, Board Membercurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MyDropBox.com (acquired by Blackboard)Co-Founder2006 — 2009
Skills & more
Product Management51Mergers10
Languages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Shevchenko?
- Before 2009 he co-founded MyDropBox.com, a plagiarism-detection service acquired by Blackboard, and now works on Superhuman following its combination with Grammarly.
- Where does Alex Shevchenko work?
- Alex Shevchenko is Founder of Grammarly.
- What companies did Alex Shevchenko found?
- Alex Shevchenko founded Grammarly.
- Where did Alex Shevchenko go to school?
- Alex Shevchenko studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (MBA); International University - Vienna (BBA).
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University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management mafia37
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Serge MesserlianMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Creyon +1Peter SumaICD.D from the Institute of Certified Directors at RotmanFounded Applied Brain Research +1Sahar SaidiMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded LUS Brands +1Ivan YuenMBAFounded WattpadMark SteeleMasters in Business AdministrationFounded Level AccessMike WinterfieldDirectors Education ProgramFounded Active Impact Investments
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Superhuman mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management162
Clayton MacDougaldInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJohn GreenwoodPartner at Pantheon VenturesFrank FuInvestment Advisor at IOSG VenturesMary BoersmaPlatform Principal at American Family VenturesLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCKaty Yam"The Indiana Jones of ideas" — a connector of people and ideas
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Shared employers
Also worked at Superhuman6
Also worked at Grammarly18
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystDaniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Dana Schafer-SmithTechnical Talent at KPCBAlbert ChengCo-Lead at Socially Financed
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