About QuillBot

In 2017, our founders wanted to find a way to help students still learning English improve their writing. Since then, QuillBot has evolved into an AI-powered writing platform that supports 35+ million people around the world.

Today, we infuse innovation into the writing process, so everyone who writes can achieve their full potential.

Our story

How does a student’s idea grow into an AI platform that helps improve billions of writing projects each year? With a team of 190 employees from around the world who are dedicated, innovative, and collaborative. Here’s everything we’ve accomplished so far.

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2017

Born in a college dorm

Anil Jason wanted to create a tool that could help ELL students with writing. After enlisting his friends—Rohan Gupta and David Silin—they created QuillBot’s Paraphraser.

2018

Sparks start to fly

QuillBot almost immediately went viral on Reddit. Soon after, the trio entered into UIUC’s iVenture Accelerator and won initial funding.

2019

Boots on the ground

Based out of a small office in Chicago and running on donuts, the founders worked tirelessly to get QuillBot to its first major milestone: one million users.

April 2020

Making—and reaching—millions

As the number of active writers climbed to two million, QuillBot secured $4.25 million in funds.

May 2020

Broadening horizons

As QuillBot’s base grew, so did our aspirations. We wanted to be more than just a Paraphraser. So, we launched our second major tool—Summarizer—and started planning for more.

February 2021

More tools, more users

In 2021, QuillBot rolled out Grammar Checker. This smashing success—plus new languages, fresh modes, and more—brought us to a whopping six million users.

August 2021

Joining forces

Wanting more room to grow, QuillBot became a part of Learneo (previously Course Hero), a platform of like-minded businesses designed to supercharge productivity and learning.

March 2022

Scribbr teams up

Learneo acquired fast-growing start-up Scribbr out of the Netherlands to expand international reach and accelerate their mission of helping learners of all backgrounds succeed in the classroom.

April 2023

Willkommen LanguageTool

German start-up LanguageTool joined the Learneo family, bringing unique language and AI expertise to a growing writing vertical which has reached 56.9 million monthly active users across QuillBot, Scribbr, and now LanguageTool.

July 2024

QuillBot sets a new standard in AI detection

QuillBot launched an AI detector that clearly distinguishes between AI-generated text and text refined with AI tools, paving the way for the future of AI in the classroom.

Slide 1 of 10

2017

Born in a college dorm

Anil Jason wanted to create a tool that could help ELL students with writing. After enlisting his friends—Rohan Gupta and David Silin—they created QuillBot’s Paraphraser.

2018

Sparks start to fly

QuillBot almost immediately went viral on Reddit. Soon after, the trio entered into UIUC’s iVenture Accelerator and won initial funding.

2019

Boots on the ground

Based out of a small office in Chicago and running on donuts, a team of just X worked tirelessly to get QuillBot to its first major milestone: one million users.

April 2020

Making—and reaching—millions

As the number of active writers climbed to two million, QuillBot secured $4.25 million in funds.

May 2020

Broadening horizons

As QuillBot’s base grew, so did our aspirations. We wanted to be more than just Paraphraser. So, we launched our second major tool—Summarizer—and started planning for more.

February 2021

More tools, more users

In 2021, QuillBot rolled out Grammar Checker. This smashing success—plus new languages, fresh modes, andmore—brought us to a whopping six million users.

August 2021

Joining forces

Wanting more room to grow, QuillBot became a part of Learneo (previously Course Hero), a platform of like-minded businesses designed to supercharge productivity and learning.

March 2022

Scribbr teams up

Learneo acquired fast-growing start-up Scribbr out of the Netherlands to expand international reach and accelerate their mission of helping learners of all backgrounds succeed in the classroom.

April 2023

Willkommen LanguageTool

July 2024

QuillBot sets a new standard in AI detection

QuillBot launched a detector that clearly distinguishes between AI-generated text and text refined with AI tools, paving the way for the future of AI in the classroom.

Slide 1 of 10

2017

Born in a college dorm

Anil Jason wanted to create a tool that could help ELL students with writing. After enlisting his friends—Rohan Gupta and David Silin—they created QuillBot’s Paraphraser.

2018

Sparks start to fly

QuillBot almost immediately went viral on Reddit. Soon after, the trio entered into UIUC’s iVenture Accelerator and won initial funding.

2019

Boots on the ground

Based out of a small office in Chicago and running on donuts, a team of just X worked tirelessly to get QuillBot to its first major milestone: one million users.

April 2020

Making—and reaching—millions

As the number of active writers climbed to two million, QuillBot secured $4.25 million in funds.

May 2020

Broadening horizons

As QuillBot’s base grew, so did our aspirations. We wanted to be more than just Paraphraser. So, we launched our second major tool—Summarizer—and started planning for more.

February 2021

More tools, more users

In 2021, QuillBot rolled out Grammar Checker. This smashing success—plus new languages, fresh modes, andmore—brought us to a whopping six million users.

August 2021

Joining forces

Wanting more room to grow, QuillBot became a part of Learneo (previously Course Hero), a platform of like-minded businesses designed to supercharge productivity and learning.

March 2022

Scribbr teams up

Learneo acquired fast-growing start-up Scribbr out of the Netherlands to expand international reach and accelerate their mission of helping learners of all backgrounds succeed in the classroom.

April 2023

Willkommen LanguageTool

July 2024

QuillBot sets a new standard in AI detection

QuillBot launched a detector that clearly distinguishes between AI-generated text and text refined with AI tools, paving the way for the future of AI in the classroom.

We’ve grown to

5.3 billion

Annual Paraphraser inputs

35+ million

Monthly active writers

190

Employees

150

University partners

Careers

At QuillBot, we’re passionate about building platforms and products that help millions of people around the world write with clarity and confidence. If you’re driven and resourceful and believe in our mission, join us!

Learn more

Our leaders

Rohan Gupta

CEO

Rohan is QuillBot’s CEO and co-founder. His vision for AI to change the way the world writes, his philosophical outlook, and his entrepreneurship have led him to be featured in Forbes 30 Under 30. He holds a BS in Finance and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Bas Swaen

COO

Bas is QuillBot’s COO and possesses over twelve years of leadership experience. The son of two educators, Bas dedicated his career to ensuring every student has the potential to achieve academic success. He holds a BSc in Fiscal Economics and Business Administration and an MSc in Finance from Tilburg University.