Glean Technologies

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Glean Technologies, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Artificial Intelligence
Founded2019;6 years ago (2019)
FounderArvind Jain (CEO)
Headquarters Palo Alto, California
Number of employees
500+ [1]
Website glean.com

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

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

History

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

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

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]

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