Enterprise Software
Glean
30-Second Executive Brief
Executive Assessment
Glean functions as a regional institution within Enterprise Software, backed by 47% sourcing coverage, though its relative influence is cooling.
- Maintains 3 mapped relationships across the graph
- 47% sourcing coverage across sourced relationships
- Tracked as regional institution within the Enterprise Software category
Executive Snapshot
- Strategic Role
- Regional Institution
- Sourcing Coverage
- 47%
- Ecosystem Influence
- Moderate
- Strategic Momentum
- Decelerating
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Computed live from this entity's own relationships and evidence: how many relationships carry at least one linked citation, weighted with citation recency and source type — independent of Strategic Importance, and not a prediction. Not a hand-typed number; recalculated on every read.
Coverage
- Mapped Relationships
- 3
- Technology Domains
- 4
Strategic Implications
- Central node connecting multiple strategic ecosystems
- Directly influences technology and capital flows
- Material relevance to downstream dependency mapping
Top Opportunities
Top Risks
Critical Dependencies
An enterprise search and AI agent workflow platform that integrates across a company's internal software tools to help employees find information and automate knowledge work. Glean raised $150 million in a Series F at a $7.2 billion valuation in mid-2025, led by Wellington Management, and reached $300 million in annualized recurring revenue by late May 2026, up 89% year-over-year, ranking No. 41 on CNBC's 2026 Disruptor 50 list.
Sources
Every claim traced to a primary source — evidence, recent activity, and insider filing behavior, all in one place.
Evidence
1 source
- CNBC — Glean ranks No. 41 on CNBC Disruptor 50 as ARR hits $300Mnews
Acquisition & Investment Fit
AI-reasoned, generated only from entities already in InsightNodes's own graph — a hypothetical strategic-fit exercise, not real M&A intelligence or a signal that any deal is planned or in progress.
Relationship Map
The relationships surrounding Glean — ownership, dependencies, regulation, technology and market context. Click any node to make it the new center, 2 levels deep.
Connection type
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The Story So Far (last 6 months)
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Market Intelligence
UnverifiedCredibly-reported claims — analyst notes, sourcing citing “people familiar with the matter,” deals where the companies involved declined to comment — that haven't been officially confirmed. Kept structurally separate from the sourced evidence above; treat as a lead worth researching further, not an established fact.
Crossing $100M, $200M, and $300M ARR within roughly 16 months is an unusually tight cadence even by fast-growing enterprise SaaS standards, and the strategic investor mix (Citi, Capital One Ventures alongside traditional VCs) suggests large enterprise customers are co-investing rather than just buying, which is a modestly stronger signal of durable enterprise demand than typical growth-stage funding rounds
26% confidenceStrategic corporate investors taking equity stakes alongside product adoption is a pattern worth distinguishing from pure financial-investor enthusiasm, since it implies deeper commercial lock-in; the risk is whether the milestone cadence can continue as Glean's revenue base gets large enough that each additional $100M requires proportionally more new logos.
This is InsightNodes' own interpretive read connecting Glean's investor mix to enterprise demand durability; Glean's own announcement does not characterize the strategic investors' participation as a demand signal distinct from standard funding round dynamics.
CNBC · Aug 14, 2026
Glean's Timeline
A sourced, dated history of Glean's key moments — founding to present.
Jan 2019 · Founded
Glean was founded to build an enterprise search and AI agent workflow platform.
Jan 2025 · Raises $150M Series F at $7.2B valuation
Glean raised $150 million in a Series F led by Wellington Management at a $7.2 billion valuation, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Citi, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital, bringing total funding to $765 million.
May 2026 · Reaches $300M ARR, ranks No. 41 on CNBC Disruptor 50
Glean reached $300 million in annualized recurring revenue by late May 2026, up 89% year-over-year from $208 million at the end of 2025, and ranked No. 41 on CNBC's 2026 Disruptor 50 list.