Gleans is a technology company.
Gleans has raised $170K across 1 funding round.
Gleans has raised $170K in total across 1 funding round.
Glean Technologies is an AI-powered work platform that builds enterprise search, AI assistants, and agents to connect and query a company's internal knowledge from disparate sources like emails, documents, chats, and apps.[1][2][3][4][6] It serves enterprises seeking productivity gains by solving the problem of scattered data, delivering secure, permissions-aware answers that reduce time spent searching for information.[1][2][4] With over 100 connectors for turnkey implementation, no data training needed, and features like content generation and workflow automation, Glean hit $100 million in annual recurring revenue by February 2025 and reached a $7.2 billion valuation after a June 2025 Series F raise.[2][3]
Glean was founded in 2019 in Palo Alto, California, by former Google search engineers Arvind Jain (CEO, ex-Google Distinguished Engineer and Rubrik co-founder), T.R. Vishwanath (ex-Microsoft, Meta), Piyush Prahladka (ex-Google, Uber), and Tony Gentilcore (ex-Google).[1][2][3][5] The idea emerged from their frustration with inefficient workplace information retrieval despite advanced consumer search tools, prompting them to create an AI-driven enterprise solution.[5] Early traction included launching an assistive search tool in September 2021, achieving unicorn status with a $100 million Series C in May 2022 at $1 billion valuation, and rapid funding growth: $200+ million Series D in February 2024 ($2.2B valuation), $260+ million Series E in September 2024 ($4.6B), and $150 million Series F in June 2025 ($7.2B).[3] Pivotal moments include expanding to AI agents in 2025 and reaching $100M ARR.[3]
Glean rides the agentic AI wave, transforming enterprise knowledge management amid exploding data volumes and generative AI adoption, where workers lose hours to information silos.[1][3][6] Timing aligns with post-2023 LLM maturity, enabling reliable RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) for secure, contextual enterprise AI—unlike consumer tools lacking permissions or enterprise depth.[1][2] Market forces like digital transformation, cybersecurity demands, and productivity mandates (e.g., Forbes Global 2000 collaborations) favor Glean's global expansion (U.S., India) and innovations like the 2025 Enterprise Graph for personalization.[1][3] It influences the ecosystem by setting standards for Work AI, powering teams in engineering, sales, support, and more, while analyst nods (Gartner, CNBC Disruptor) accelerate adoption.[3][6]
Glean's trajectory points to dominance in enterprise agentic AI, with agent platform expansions and $100M+ ARR signaling hypergrowth toward multi-billion revenue.[3] Trends like multi-modal AI, deeper workflow autonomy, and regulated industries will shape it, potentially pushing valuation past $10B via acquisitions or IPO. As data silos persist, Glean's founder-led innovation cements it as the go-to for unlocking enterprise knowledge, evolving from search pioneer to full Work AI orchestrator—primed to make every employee an AI power user.[1][3][6]
Gleans has raised $170K in total across 1 funding round.
Gleans's investors include Antler, Rebalance Capital, Sahin Boydas.
Gleans has raised $170K across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $170K Seed in September 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | $170K Seed | Antler, Rebalance Capital, Sahin Boydas |