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§ Private Profile · Birmingham, AL, USA
Co-working space and app-based booking platform for professional hair and makeup services, specializing in weddings and special events.
GLOW has raised $24.8M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at GLOW.
GLOW has raised $24.8M in total across 2 funding rounds.
GLOW is a Birmingham, Alabama-based company that provides a modern co-working space and an app-based booking platform for professional hair and makeup services. The digital platform connects clients with vetted beauty professionals, internally designated as GlowPros, to deliver personalized styling experiences for weddings, bridal parties, and various special events. Users can schedule on-demand or advance appointments across various locations directly through the proprietary mobile application. The organization generates its revenue through the facilitation of these service bookings and by offering physical co-working infrastructure for independent beauty practitioners. Operating within the broader personal care and beauty services sector, the enterprise currently maintains a corporate workforce of fewer than 25 employees. The privately held company operates with an estimated annual revenue of under $5 million, while specific founding dates and executive leadership details remain undisclosed.
Key people at GLOW.
GLOW has raised $24.8M in total across 2 funding rounds.
GLOW's investors include Benjamin Malka, Amir Kabir, Maiden Re, Markd, Shark Tank India, Startup Capital Ventures, Greycroft, Ken Moss, Nas, Norwest Venture Partners, PSL Ventures, Revolution.
GLOW has raised $24.8M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $22.5M Series A in November 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2022 | $22.5M Series A | Benjamin Malka | Amir Kabir, Maiden RE, Markd, Shark Tank India, Startup Capital Ventures | Announced |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $2.3M Seed | Greycroft | KEN Moss, NAS, Norwest Venture Partners, PSL Ventures, Revolution, Jeffrey Katzenberg | Announced |
Glow Technology is a cloud-based logistics platform developed in-house by Posten Bring Group, a Norwegian postal and logistics giant, to optimize last-mile delivery operations and enhance customer experiences.[1][3] It serves logistics businesses, dispatchers, drivers, and recipients by solving pain points in traditional transportation management systems (TMS), such as instability, complexity, poor recipient focus, and manual workflows, through features like automated route planning, real-time tracking, ETA communication, a user-friendly driver app, and a customer portal.[1][3] Glow enables scalable growth without added staffing, easy integration with existing systems, and premium end-to-end delivery services, driving higher satisfaction and efficiency in e-commerce-driven logistics.[1][3]
Glow emerged from Posten Bring Group's need to innovate amid booming e-commerce and last-mile delivery demands, building on their 1647 legacy in postal services and logistics.[1] After market scans revealed no suitable TMS—due to instability, high costs, lack of recipient focus, and integration issues—Posten Bring decided to develop their own system internally.[1] Led by CEO Jerker Dammbro, Glow was created with agile development prioritizing recipient experience, starting as a custom solution for complex operations and expanding modularly across business areas.[1] Early adoption by internal teams addressed hesitancy to change, delivering quick wins like improved dispatcher happiness, better driver tools, and game-changing recipient features, as noted by Bring's COO.[3]
Glow rides the e-commerce explosion and last-mile delivery surge, where recipient expectations for speed, transparency, and flexibility have disrupted traditional logistics.[1] Timing aligns with cloud-native tech adoption, enabling Posten Bring—a legacy player since 1647—to leapfrog outdated TMS via in-house innovation, focusing on automation and customer-centricity amid industry-wide shifts to real-time, integrated platforms.[1][3] Market forces like rising online retail favor Glow's scalable modules, which handle growth without proportional costs, while influencing the ecosystem by setting benchmarks for recipient experience and operational agility in Nordic and potentially global logistics.[1][3]
Glow's modular, cloud-first approach positions it for expansion beyond Posten Bring, potentially as a white-label TMS for other logistics firms amid ongoing e-commerce growth and AI-enhanced routing demands. Trends like hyper-personalized deliveries and sustainability via optimized routes will shape its path, amplifying influence through partnerships and international scaling. As logistics tech consolidates around customer experience, Glow exemplifies how incumbents can dominate by building "the system of their dreams," streamlining operations and shrinking the world one optimized delivery at a time.[1]
