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Giide

Boulder, US · Founded 2017 · Delaware corporation · 23 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

Giide provides a platform for brands and publishers to build direct audience relationships, deliver content without intermediary platforms, and monetize through subscriptions and premium content. The platform enables creators and companies to own their distribution, audience data, and customer connections.

Also known as Giide, Inc.

Founders & leadership

Giide was founded in 2017 by Allison Kent-Smith.

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Allison Kent-SmithManager of Issuer

Investors · 5

Also in the syndicate · 2

returning angel investorsTechNexus

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$2.7M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2018–2022

$2.3MraisedMar 2021 · 19 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Allison Kent-SmithExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$2.8M
Amount sold
$2.3M
First sale
Dec 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$375KraisedDec 2018 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Allison Kent-SmithExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$1M
Amount sold
$375K
First sale
Nov 2018
Incorporated
Limited Liability Company, Colorado, 2017
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Giide develops software for creating and publishing interactive, audio-led content used for workplace learning, marketing, communications and sales enablement. Users record or upload audio, or generate it with AI, and layer in images, GIFs, videos, links, polls, maps and calls to action to build "giides" — vertical scrolling feeds combining audio with multimodal elements. Each feed has a unique URL for linking or embedding and can be published publicly or password-protected for proprietary material, with built-in tracking of interactions and engagement.

The company positions the product as an "owned media" operating system: rather than distributing through social feeds and algorithms, brands and creators deliver content directly to their audience and retain ownership of distribution, audience relationships, engagement data and monetization through subscriptions, premium content and experiences. At launch the product was framed as an interactive audio-learning application for busy professionals — described as a podcast and workshop combined — accompanied by an authoring platform for converting existing content such as podcasts and PDFs into audio-guided experiences, with mobile apps for Android and iOS and planned voice-assistant, LMS and Slack integrations. Company leadership has drawn heavily on backgrounds in the advertising agency world.

Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
EmployeesJan 20257 people
Pricing tiersApr 20223 tiers

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 3

by search overlap

Companies competing with Giide for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Timeline · 4

launches, deals, and filings
Apr 2022
Additional ~$600,000 raised following seed round

Business Insider reported that after its March 2022 seed round Giide had raised around $600,000 more and was planning a Series A.

$600K source ↗

Jan 2022
Winner of Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech

Giide's website states the company is a winner of Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech.

source ↗

Jul 2019
Angel round from Boulder investors

As of its launch announcement, Giide had raised upward of a half million dollars in an angel round from local Boulder investors.

$500K source ↗

Jul 2019
Giide launches interactive audio-learning application for workplace learning

Giide announced the launch of its interactive audio-learning app for professionals, alongside an authoring platform for converting existing content into audio-guided experiences; apps for Android and iOS with planned Alexa, Google Assistant, LMS and Slack integrations.

source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
GiideDelaware

Research sources · 6

primary sources listed

6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Giide do?
Giide is a Boulder-based platform for creating interactive, audio-led content that brands and creators distribute directly to audiences.
Who founded Giide?
Giide was founded by Allison Kent-Smith in 2017.
Who are Giide's investors?
Giide's investors include FirstMile Ventures, Supernode Global, The Fund.
How much funding has Giide raised?
Giide has disclosed $2.7M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Giide headquartered?
Giide is headquartered in Boulder, US.