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AI-powered search startup Glean doubles valuation in new funding
OUR TAKEAI-powered search startup Glean has raised $260 million in Series E funding, doubling its valuation to $4.6 billion. Led by Altimeter and DST Global, with new investors including Craft Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company now totals over $600 million in fundin…
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OUR TAKEAI-powered search startup Glean has raised $260 million in Series E funding, doubling its valuation to $4.6 billion. Led by Altimeter and DST Global, with new investors including Craft Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company now totals over…
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OUR TAKE AI-powered search startup Glean has raised $260 million in Series E funding, doubling its valuation to $4.6 billion. Led by Altimeter and DST Global, with new investors including Craft Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company now totals over $600 million in funding. Glean, which leverages generative AI to enhance enterprise search, competes against tech giants and startups in the evolving AI landscape. The surge in funding underscores growing confidence in AI’s transformative potential for businesses. -Tacy Ding, BTW reporter Artificial intelligence-powered search startup Glean announced on Tuesday that it has secured $260 million in a funding round, valuing the company at $4.6 billion—more than double its previous valuation. The Palo Alto , California-based firm, ranked No. 43 on this year’s CNBC Disruptor 50 list, has now raised over $600 million to date from more than 20 investors.
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Glean faces competition from a range of well-funded generative AI startups and tech giants, aiming to rival Microsoft Copilot and Amazon’s chatbot, Q. It also seeks to disrupt the field of cognitive search tools, competing with providers such as Perplexity, Coveo, Sinequa, and Lucidworks. Glean’s Series E round, led by Altimeter and DST Global, includes Craft Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, all of which are new investors in the company. Existing investors in the round include Coatue, General Catalyst, ICONIQ Growth, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Latitude Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Sequoia Capital. Also read: Who is Arvind Jain? CEO of Glean wants to put enterprise knowledge into search
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- AI-powered search startup Glean announced on Tuesday that it has raised $260 million in a Series E funding round, which values the tech company at $4.6 billion.
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