Glance

investment firm

About

Glance is an artificial intelligence-driven software company that delivers personalized content on the lock screen of smartphones.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$200M
Industries
Artificial Intelligence,Information Technology,Internet,Software
Founded date
Feb 19, 2019
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Glance InMobi Pte. LTD.
Also Known As
Glance

Glance is the world’s first “screen zero” content delivery platform. It leverages AI to bring users personalized content from across the internet, right to the lock screen of their smartphones and other connected devices. Glance is one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer internet services, having crossed the 100 million user mark in 21 months - the shortest ever for any consumer platform globally. In 2019, Glance acquired Roposo, a hugely popular Indian short video platform. Together, they enable users to discover the latest news, entertainment, games, and unique shopping experiences in 10+ languages. Part of the Indian media and tech conglomerate InMobi Group, Glance is funded by Google and Peter Thiel-backed Mithril Partners.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$390M
Glance has raised a total of $390M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 14, 2022 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Feb 14, 2022 Series D $200M 1 Reliance Jio Detail
Dec 22, 2020 Series Unknown $145M 2 Google Detail
Sep 10, 2019 Series Unknown $45M 1 Mithril Capital Management Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
1
Glance has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 25, 2021, when Collective Artists Network raised 0.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Corporate Round Marketing Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
3
3
Glance is funded by 3 investors. Reliance Jio and Google are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Reliance Jio Yes Series D
Google Yes Series Unknown
Mithril Capital Management Series Unknown

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
15
Glance has 15 current employee profiles, including Executive Piyush Shah
Executive
Executive
Board member
Employee

Acquisition

Glance has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Shop101 on Jun 4, 2021. They acquired Shop101 for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jun 4, 2021 Shop101
Apps acquisition Detail
Mar 24, 2022 NostraGamus
Apps acquisition Detail