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title: "Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/otter-ai-raises-320-million-from-general-catalyst-8217-s-growth-fund-c3984827
published: 2026-10-20T11:00:00.000Z
byline: "Source: TechCrunch AI"
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# Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst\&\#8217;s growth fund for its meeting tool

Source: TechCrunch AI · Published 2026-10-20 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/otter-ai-raises-320-million-from-general-catalyst-8217-s-growth-fund-c3984827

Meeting note-taking tool Otter.ai announced on Tuesday that it has raised $320 million from General Catalyst\&\#8217;s Customer Value Fund (CVF), which provides capital to startups without diluting equity and gets returns on the results of marketing spend. Otter.ai said that it will use these funds for enterprise growth, go-to-market strategy, international expansion, and product innovation. \[\&\#8230;\]

## Sources

- [Read the original at TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/otter-ai-raises-320-million-from-general-catalysts-growth-fund-for-its-meeting-tool)

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