Microsoft reported that Office 365, a suite of apps that includes Outlook, grew paid users 16% year-over-year to nearly 345 million. Superhuman's push into Outlook could supersize its available market. The two parties worked closely over the last 18 months to make it happen, Vohra said. "This has to exist on Outlook,'" Vohra recalled the executive saying. The executive stayed engaged through the hour. The app uses keyboard shortcuts and pre-written messages to help users churn through their inbox in less time.įounder and CEO Rahul Vohra described giving a demo to a Microsoft executive in a video call that was organized by one of his investors, Andreessen Horowitz, a couple years ago. Superhuman already has a cult-like following among tech founders and investors for pledging to make email faster. Now, the rollout could unlock millions of users and change the potential unicorn startup's trajectory.Ī photo illustration shows the Superhuman for Outlook desktop and mobile apps. (The app costs a hefty $30 a month, and until recently, people needed an invite from an existing user to jump the waitlist of more than 450,000 people.) The long-awaited release of Superhuman for Outlook follows a $45 million investment that valued the company at $825 million last August. At the time, the funding news fueled an uproar on Twitter over how long the company has taken to integrate with Outlook, among other complaints. People needed a Gmail or Google Workspace email address to use the app, putting a limit on user growth since Superhuman's product became widely available in 2017. Superhuman is finally, finally available for Microsoft Outlook, the company tells Insider exclusively.įor years, the email app has elicited gripes from tech-savvy professionals that the service wasn't compatible with Outlook, one of the world's largest email services with nearly 345 million paid users. The push into Outlook could unlock hundreds of millions of potential users for the startup. ![]() ![]() Starting Wednesday, Outlook users can download the email app and install it.The long-awaited release of Superhuman for Microsoft Outlook is here.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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