Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool

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Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool

TechCrunch · Oct 20, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC

Meeting note-taking tool Otter.ai announced on Tuesday that it has raised $320 million from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF), which provides capital to startups without diluting equity and gets returns on the results of marketing spend. Otter.…

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