Glow
10 known investors
Glow offers workers' compensation and accident insurance for businesses, covering employees both at work and off-the-clock. The platform provides modern coverage options including disability benefits, income loss protection, and accidental death support with simplified underwriting and pay-as-you-go payroll integration.
Founders & leadership
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Samad WahediinFounderWahedi previously founded and led Snapflow and DirectQuality, and before that held software leadership roles as VP of Software Services at Velosel, VP of Software Services & QA at InsWeb, and Director of Software & QA at Live365. He began his career as a software engineer at Corillian in 1996.
Investors · 10
AV8 VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M
Cota CapitalSan Francisco
Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M
MGV.VCSan Francisco · $500K
Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M
Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Cyberstartsreported · 2 sourcesMikhmoret
Greenoaksreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $1M – $50Mvia Neil Mehta · inferred
Also in the syndicate · 2
FrameworkUnion Square
Competitors · 3
by search overlap
Glow Recipe10 shared keywordsGlow Recipe sells fruit-based and Korean-inspired skincare products such as serums, moisturizers, and tinted formulas targeting concerns like fine lines, dryness, uneven tone, and pores. It operates as a direct-to-consumer beauty and skincare brand selling online.
GlossGenius9 shared keywordsGlossGenius provides employee management software designed for beauty, wellness, and health businesses. The platform handles staff scheduling, payroll, commission tracking, and performance analytics through a single integrated system.
Preqin9 shared keywordsPreqin provides private markets data, analytics, and benchmarking across private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, private credit, infrastructure, secondaries, and natural resources. Its products serve fund managers, investors, consultants, banks, and other financial professionals for fundraising, manager selection, due diligence, and performance analysis.
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In the news
Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI eratechcrunch.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Glow do?
- Glow offers workers' compensation and accident insurance for businesses, covering employees both at work and off-the-clock. The platform provides modern coverage options including disability benefits, income loss protection, and accidental death support with simplified underwriting and pay-as-you-go payroll integration.
- Who founded Glow?
- Glow was founded by Samad Wahedi.
- Who are Glow's investors?
- Glow's investors include AV8 Ventures, Cota Capital, Index Ventures, MGV.VC, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks.