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Glean Technologies, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryArtificial Intelligence
Founded2019; 6 years ago (2019)
FounderArvind Jain (CEO)
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Number of employees
500+[1]
Websiteglean.com

Glean Technologies, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in enterprise-grade artificial intelligence (AI) and search capabilities.[2][3]

According to Reuters, its valuation is $7.2 billion as of June 2025.[4]

History

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The company was founded in 2019 in Palo Alto, California.[5]

In September 2021, Glean introduced its assistive search tool, designed to pull together information from dozens of disparate applications, streamlining access to critical data across various platforms, to the market.[5][6]

In February 2025, the company reported reaching $100 million in annual recurring revenue.[7]

At that time, the company also announced its agent platform, designed to automate workplace tasks beyond search. The platform became generally available in May 2025.[8][9]

In September 2025, Glean introduced a third-generation Glean Assistant and an Enterprise Graph focused on personalization and multi-step task execution.[10][11][12]

It was named CNBC's top 50 disruptor in 2025.[13]

Products and technology

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Glean’s platform combines enterprise search, an AI assistant, and AI agents. Its search product integrates with workplace applications to index company data and provide permission-aware results.[14][15][16] The AI assistant, introduced in 2021, helps employees find and summarize information across connected systems.[17][18][19] In 2025, the company expanded into agent technologies, allowing employees to create and deploy AI agents to automate workflows using natural language instructions.[20][21]

Funding rounds

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In March 2019, shortly after its establishment, Glean raised $15 million in Series A funding co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed, which included participation from the Slack Fund.[22][23][24] In March 2021, the company closed a Series B funding round of $40M led by General Catalyst.[25][26]

In May 2022, the company secured a $100M Series C led by Sequoia Capital at a $1B valuation and hit the Unicorn status.[27][28] In February 2024, Glean raised over $200 million in Series D funding at a $2.2B valuation.[29]

In September 2024, Glean raised over $260 million in Series E funding, co-led by Altimeter Capital and DST Global,[30][31] taking its valuation to $4.6 billion.[32]

In June 2025, Glean raised $150 million in Series F financing led by Wellington Management at a $7.2 billion valuation.[33][34]

References

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  1. ^ "The Enterprise Search App That Got Google and OpenAI's Attention". The Information. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. ^ Stone, Brian (2022-02-10). "Employees could leave jobs due to disorganization". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ^ Ghoshal, Anirban (2023-06-06). "How AI-based search assistant Glean Chat is built to boost productivity". Computerworld. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  4. ^ Ateev Bhandari and Arasu Kannagi Basil (10 June 2025). "Search startup Glean's valuation hits $7.2 billion in AI funding boom". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b Cai, Kenrick. "Glean Emerges From Stealth With $55 Million To Bring Search To The Enterprise". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  6. ^ Jain, Arvind. "Council Post: Zooming Into The Future: What Do Electric Cars And Remote Work Have In Common?". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  7. ^ Melia Russell (5 February 2025). "AI search unicorn Glean just became a $100 million business, and it has plenty of room to grow". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  8. ^ Mike Wheatley (12 February 2025). "Glean Technologies jumps into no-code agentic AI development with Glean Agents". SiliconANGLE. SiliconANGLE Media Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  9. ^ Rashi Shrivastava (20 May 2025). "The Prompt: Google's New AI Mode". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Glean Launches Third-Gen Assistant and Enterprise Graph". TechIntelPro. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  11. ^ Business Wire (25 September 2025). "Glean Introduces Third-Generation AI Assistant, New Enterprise Graph to Enable the Superintelligent Enterprise". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  12. ^ Maria Deutscher (25 September 2025). "Glean introduces Enterprise Graph, new personalization features for AI assistant". SiliconANGLE. SiliconANGLE Media Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  13. ^ Castillo, Michelle (2025-06-10). "42. Glean". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  14. ^ "Glean Review: Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons (2025)". www.siit.io. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  15. ^ GoLinks (2024-07-26). "GoSearch FAQs + Answers - Who are the top AI enterprise search software companies (vendors)?". GoSearch. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  16. ^ Tomer Pesenzon (15 September 2025). "AI Agents for Enterprises: Market Overview — The Ultimate Platform Comparison 2025". Unleash.so. Unleash Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Glean nabs $150M in funding at $7.2B valuation". SiliconANGLE. 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  18. ^ "Cloudflare does data; Glean's new AI assistant". Runtime. 2025-09-27. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  19. ^ Digital, Generation. "Glean - Work AI for all". www.gend.co. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  20. ^ SelectHub Analysts (October 6, 2025). "Glean vs Zapier Agents | Which AI Agent Builder Wins in 2025?". SelectHub. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  21. ^ Alicia Shapiro (18 February 2025). "Glean Unveils Glean Agents to Power AI-Driven Workplace Automation". AiNews. AiNews. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  22. ^ Newman, Jared (2022-03-14). "This new breed of unified search apps does what Google doesn't". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  23. ^ Cai, Kenrick. "This Former Google Engineer Wants To Finally Make Search Work—For Work". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  24. ^ "Startup Founded by Ex-Google Search Team Nears $2 Billion Valuation". The Information. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  25. ^ "Tech Startup Glean Emerges from Stealth to Tackle Enterprise Search". CMSWire.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  26. ^ "General Catalyst's Clark Talks Opportunistic Investing in Tech | InformationWeek". www.informationweek.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  27. ^ "Glean nabs unicorn status eight months after emerging from ste..." Inside. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  28. ^ "Glean Raises $100M Series C At $1B Valuation To Deliver A Powerful, Unified Search Experience For Companies Across Their SaaS Apps". Yahoo Finance. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  29. ^ "Glean Announces Over $200M Series D to Accelerate Secure Deployment of Generative AI in the Enterprise". www.businesswire.com. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  30. ^ León, Riley de (2024-09-10). "AI-powered search startup Glean doubles valuation in new funding round led by Altimeter". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  31. ^ Jain, Arvind (2024-09-10). "Glean raises over $260M series E and launches next-generation prompting to accelerate its vision of Work AI for all". www.glean.com. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  32. ^ Goldman, Sharon. "Exclusive: Glean, aiming to be "Google for work," valued at $4.6 billion in new funding round". Fortune. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  33. ^ Bort, Julie (2025-06-10). "Enterprise AI startup Glean lands a $7.2B valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  34. ^ Ateev Bhandari and Arasu Kannagi Basil (10 June 2025). "Search startup Glean's valuation hits $7.2 billion in AI funding boom". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2025.