Glance - About the company
Glance is a series D company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2019 by Piyush Shah, Abhay Singhal and Mohit Saxena. It operates as a Developer of an AI-powered shopping agent providing personalized style inspiration. Glance has raised $390M in funding from Google and Mithril, with a current valuation of $1.7B. The company has 75 active competitors, including 17 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Affle, Tryndbuy and Cashtree.
Sectors and market segments that Glance operate in
Glance serves in the Mobile, Retail market segments.The primary business model of Glance are:Company Details
Developer of an AI-powered shopping agent providing personalized style inspiration. The agent uses intuitive intelligence to curate a shopping feed. It collaborates to provide a shopping experience tailored to the user. The company also provides resources and a help center.
- Website
- glance.com/us
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@glance.com
- Phone Number
- +65 **********
- Registered Address
- 401, 4TH FLOOR PRUDENTIAL BUILDING CENTRAL AVENUE POWAI BUSINESS, Mumbai City, MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India, 400076
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$390M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$1.7B as on Feb 16, 2022
Ranked
1st among 75 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$50M - $100M as on Mar 31, 2024
Employee Count
493 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Glance
Glance is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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GLANCE INMOBI PTE. LTD. UEN: 201905309Z , Singapore, Active | Feb 19, 2019 | $50M - $100M (As on Mar 31, 2024) | - | |
GLANCE DIGITAL EXPERIENCE PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2019FTC124712 , India, Active | May 28, 2019 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 493 (As on May 01, 2026) | |
O(1) INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74120MH2015FTC265217 , India, Active | Jun 05, 2015 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 136 (As on Jan 31, 2025) |
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Glance's funding and investors
Glance has raised a total funding of $390M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 10, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Venture Debt round on Mar 01, 2025 for $23M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Glance has 14 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Glance:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 01, 2025 | $23M | Venture Debt | - | - | - | |
Feb 14, 2022 | $200M | Series D | $1.7B | 72.8x | - | |
Dec 22, 2020 | $145M | Series B | $1B | 141.6x |
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Glance's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Glance are Piyush Shah, Abhay Singhal and Mohit Saxena. Naveen Tewari is the CEO of Glance.
Here are the details of Glance's key team members:
- Piyush Shah: Co-Founder of Glance and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 27 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Abhay Singhal: Co-Founder of Glance and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 9 startups and serve on the boards of 3 companies.Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Mohit Saxena: Co-Founder & CTO of Glance. Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Glance's Board of Directors
Glance's board has 6 active members. Naveen Tewari and Abhay Singhal are part of team and Veera Moorthi, Anshuman Thakur, Ajay Gopal Royan and Ashu Garg are independent board members.Here is the list of Glance's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 7y 6m | |
Team | - | Current | 7y 6m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 0y 9m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 0y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 0m |
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Glance's employee count trend
Glance has 493 employees as of May 26. The total employee count is 16.0% lower than what it was in May 25. Here is Glance's employee count trend over the years:
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Glance's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Glance include Affle, Tryndbuy and Cashtree. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Glance, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Developer of an AI-powered shopping agent providing personalized style inspiration | $390M | 78/100 | ||
2nd | Provider of consumer intelligence driven platform for mobile advertising solutions | $10M | 72/100 | ||
3rd | Developer of an AI platform for virtual try-on and media | $6.32M | 52/100 | ||
4th | Application that allows users to transfer cash free tokens | $4M | 50/100 | ||
5th | Zelig Technology 2021, Los Angeles (United States), Series A | AI-based virtual try-on solutions for fashion businesses | $15M | 47/100 | |
6th | Aquto 2012, Boston (United States), Acquired | Cloud-native network software provider transforming global connectivity with AI and automation | $16M | 46/100 | |
7th | Mobile Posse 2005, Mclean (United States), Acquired | Curated stories and stunning photography celebrating everyday lifestyle for curious people | $26.5M | 44/100 | |
8th | Platform that provides 3D virtual try-on solutions for fashion e-commerce | $750K | 42/100 | ||
9th |  Try My Style 2022, Pilani (India), Seed | See It. Try It. Own It. All with our Smart Mirror Leveraging the strength of GenAI, providing personalized and highly realistic Virtual Try-On solutions, catering to Fashion & Beauty Tech Industries | $2.4M | 41/100 | |
10th |  Digital Social Retail 1996, New York City (United States), Early Stage | Software solution for proximity marketing | $480K | - | 40/100 |
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Glance's Investments and acquisitions
Glance has made 2 investments in companies including sportscafe.in and Collective Artists Network. Glance has also acquired 4 companies including Gambit Sports and Nostragamus.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Mar 29, 2022 | Acquisition | 2015 | Bengaluru (India) | |
Mar 24, 2022 | Acquisition | 2016 | Bengaluru (India) | |
Dec 18, 2021 | Investments | 2015 | Bengaluru (India) |
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Reports related to Glance
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News related to Glance
Filter this listMedia has covered Glance for a total of 10 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Glance and ACAM Partner for Enhanced TV Measurement in MexicoAdvanced Television•Sep 02, 2026•Glance, org.mx
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Glance AI Partners with DirecTV to Bring AI-Powered Content to Streaming CustomersAdvanced Television•Oct 14, 2025•Glance, DIRECTV
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Fashion tech firms struggle for funding fitPressReader•Oct 13, 2025•Glance, Alle, Stellaris Venture Partners, Flash and 1 other
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Glance unveils updated NoTa innovations to power smarter TV content decisionsBroadband TV News•Sep 19, 2025•Glance
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Jio Platforms to invest $200 million in Google-backed consumer internet company GlanceIndiaBlooms•Aug 20, 2025•Glance, Jio
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