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VCs and investors

What AI Notetaker Do VCs and Investors Use in 2026? (Compared and Ranked)

What AI notetaker do VCs and investors use? Scribbl: no bot on the founder's invite, private recordings, every founder call searchable. Compared and ranked.

Oct 19, 2026

Compared and ranked

Best Google Meet Recorder Extensions (2026): Scribbl, tl;dv, Otter, Fireflies and More

Best Google Meet recorder extensions in 2026, compared: what each Chrome extension records, whether a bot joins, and what each free plan includes. Oct 19, 2026.

Oct 19, 2026

Compared and ranked

Best Google Meet Transcript Extensions (2026): Scribbl, Tactiq, Otter, Fireflies, tl;dv

The best Google Meet transcript extensions in 2026: which Chrome extensions give a transcript with speaker names, with no bot, free. Checked October 19, 2026.

Oct 19, 2026

Pricing

Circleback Pricing (2026): Is Circleback Free? All Plans

Circleback pricing, checked Oct 19, 2026: Free $0 with 30-day history. Pro $15 a month billed annually or $18 monthly, Business $25 or $29, Enterprise $35.

Oct 19, 2026

Tested, with the data published

Do AI Note Takers Actually Work? What Our Five-Meeting Test Found (2026)

Yes. In our published five-meeting test the best AI note takers covered 77% to 78% of the researchers' notes with about 6 mistakes. The failures, and the pick.

Oct 19, 2026

Fathom

Does Fathom Work With Google Meet, Teams and Zoom? Mac, Windows, Calendar and iPhone (2026)

Yes: Fathom records Google Meet, Teams and Zoom on Mac and Windows, bot-free on Mac only, as a bot on Teams and Windows. From Fathom's pages, Oct 19, 2026.

Oct 19, 2026

Fireflies

Does Fireflies Work With Zoom, Teams and Google Meet? Mac, Windows, Calendar and Phone (2026)

Yes: the Fireflies bot joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet; its Mac and Windows app records without one but keeps no video. From Fireflies' pages, Oct 19, 2026.

Oct 19, 2026

Granola

Does Granola Work With Zoom, Teams, Outlook and Windows? (2026)

Yes: Granola works with Zoom, Teams and Google Meet on Mac and Windows and syncs Outlook calendars. What it can't do, from Granola's pages, October 19, 2026.

Oct 19, 2026

Otter

Does Otter Work With Teams, Zoom and Google Meet? Mac, Windows, Calendar and Phone (2026)

Yes: Otter Notetaker joins Teams, Zoom and Google Meet as a bot, and its desktop app records without one. What each needs, from Otter's pages, Oct 19, 2026.

Oct 19, 2026

Tool comparison

Fathom vs Gong (2026): Price, Free Plan, Bot and Sales Calls

Fathom vs Gong, checked October 19, 2026: published prices vs a custom quote, free plans, the bot on sales calls, CRM sync and privacy, and the no-bot pick.

Oct 19, 2026

Pricing

Fellow Pricing (2026): Is Fellow Free? Every Plan Explained

Fellow pricing, checked Oct 19, 2026: Free $0, 5 AI notes and recordings per user for life. Team $7 a month billed annually or $11 monthly, Business $15 or $23.

Oct 19, 2026

Legal

Fireflies AI Lawsuit (2026): The Claims, Fireflies' Defense and Where the Cases Stand

Is Fireflies AI being sued? Yes. The Illinois voiceprint class actions: what they allege, Fireflies' motion to dismiss, the case on hold, the controversy.

Oct 19, 2026

Tool comparison

Fireflies vs Granola (2026): Price, Free Plan, Bot and Video

Fireflies vs Granola, checked October 19, 2026: prices, free plans, the bot in the call, integrations and privacy, plus the pick with no bot and the video.

Oct 19, 2026

Google Meet

Gemini Take Notes for Me in Google Meet: Is It Free? (2026)

Gemini's Take notes for me isn't free: the organizer needs Workspace Business Standard or Google AI Pro. Why the pencil icon is missing, and a free way.

Oct 19, 2026

Tool comparison

Gong vs Fireflies (2026): Price, Free Plan, Bot and CRM

Gong vs Fireflies, checked October 19, 2026: published prices vs a custom quote, free plans, the bot in the call, integrations and privacy, and the no-bot pick.

Oct 19, 2026

How-to

How to Get an AI Summary of a Google Meet (2026): Gemini's Take Notes for Me, or Scribbl

How to get an AI summary of a Google Meet: Gemini's Take notes for me (which plans, how to turn it on, limits) and Scribbl on any Google account, host or not.

Oct 19, 2026

Tool comparison

Granola vs Fathom (2026): Price, Free Plan, Bot and Recording

Granola vs Fathom, checked October 19, 2026: prices, free plans, the bot in the call, integrations and privacy, plus the pick with no bot that records the video.

Oct 19, 2026

Tool comparison

Granola vs Otter AI (2026): Which Is Better? Price, Bot, Privacy

Granola vs Otter AI: Otter Pro is $8.33, Granola Business $14; Otter's bot joins the call, Granola keeps no recording. Who sees your notes, and the pick.

Oct 19, 2026

Microsoft Teams

How to Use Copilot in Teams Meetings (2026): Take Notes, Recap, and What It Needs

Copilot in Teams meetings needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and transcription. The steps to take notes with it, the organizer setting, and a free option.

Oct 19, 2026

Recording laws

Is an AI Note Taker Legal? AI Transcription, Consent Rules and How to Do It Right (2026)

Yes, with the consent recording law requires: yours in most states, everyone's in about a dozen. Work policies, the Otter lawsuit and how to do it right.

Oct 19, 2026

Security

Is Fireflies AI Safe? Privacy, AI Training and Lawsuits (2026)

Is Fireflies AI safe? Secure, yes: SOC 2 Type II and no AI training. Private, less so: its bot joins every meeting and emails the recap to everyone invited.

Oct 19, 2026