About
Arvind Jain founded Glean in 2019 and built the enterprise AI assistant that searches a company's entire knowledge base, reaching a $7.2 billion valuation in its June 2025 Series F led by Wellington. Raised in Jaipur and trained at IIT Delhi and the University of Washington, he spent eleven years as a Google Distinguished Engineer across Search, Maps, and YouTube, then co-founded Rubrik in 2014 — the data-security company that IPO'd in 2024. Glean began with a survey inside Rubrik: employees' single biggest problem was that they couldn't find anything across their 300 cloud apps, so he left to fix it.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Rubrik in January 2014 with Bipul Sinha, Soham Mazumdar, and Arvind Nithrakashyap, leading R&D; it IPO'd on the NYSE in 2024. Founded Glean in March 2019 with T.R. Vishwanath, Tony Gentilcore, and Piyush Prahladka, after a Rubrik employee survey showed information-finding was the top productivity problem.
- Education
- IIT Delhi computer science graduate who entered the University of Washington's PhD program in 1996 and left with a master's for industry.
- Family
- Born and raised in Jaipur, India, where his parents encouraged his early interest in computers.
- More
- Spent eleven years at Google (2003–2014) as a Distinguished Engineer, leading teams across Search, Maps, and YouTube.
Mentioned above: the University of Washington mafia →
From Arvind's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder & CEO at Glean
Intro paths
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In turn, Arvind can intro founders to Glean's investors below.
Glean's investors · 21
Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checksAdvaita CapitalBostonCategory VenturesSan FranciscoCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCold Start VenturesNew YorkCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDash VCSan FranciscoDatabricks VenturesSan FranciscoFoundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksGeodesic CapitalFoster CityICONIQSan FranciscoIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksPlug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checksRiverbend CapitalWashingtonSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonWorkday VenturesSan Francisco
Co-founders at Glean
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Vishwanath T RCo-founder and CTO
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Tony GentilcoreCo-founder, Engineering
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T.R. VishwanathCo-Founder and Technical Infrastructure Lead
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Piyush PrahladkaCo-Founder Emeritus
Experience
- GleanFounder and CEOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Rubrik, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2014 — present
- GoogleDistinguished Engineer2003 — 2014
- Riverbed TechnologyFounding Engineer2002 — 2003
- Akamai TechnologiesArchitect1999 — 2002
- Microsoft CorporationSoftware Engineer1997 — 1999
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiBTech, Computer Science1992 — 1996
- University of WashingtonMasters, Computer Science1996 — 1997
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Arvind JainNo Priors Ep. 115 | With Glean Founder and CEO Arvind Jain
No Priors
How Glean CEO Arvind Jain Solved the Enterprise Search Problem
Sequoia Training Data · sequoiacap.com
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Arvind Jain work?
- Arvind Jain is Founder & CEO at Glean.
- What companies did Arvind Jain found?
- Arvind Jain founded Glean.
Paths to reach Arvind
People who overlapped with Arvind at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at GleanArvind: Founder & CEO
Mamoon Hamid2019–2026Partner at Kleiner PerkinsPurdue UniversityQuentin Clark2021–2026Investment Team at General CatalystUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstJai Das2024–2026Partner, President at Sapphire VenturesBrown University · The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessAdam Liu2024–2026Vice President at Sapphire VenturesUniversity of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessCasber Wang2024–2026Operating Partner at Sapphire VenturesUniversity of California, BerkeleySonya Huang2022–2026Partner at Sequoia CapitalPrinceton University · The Harker School
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Together at Akamai TechnologiesArvind: Architect
David Hall2000–2001Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionMorehouse CollegeKevin Egan2000Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)College of the Holy Cross · The Roxbury Latin SchoolAparna1999–2002Advisor at NewBuild.VCIndian Institute of Technology, Madras · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · St. Anthony's High SchoolAnshu Agarwal2000–2002General Partner at ConvergeIndian Institute of Technology, Roorkee · Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management · Rutgers UniversityRavi Sundararajan1999–2002Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIspace VenturesBen Fu2001–2002Partner at OMERS VenturesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Together at Riverbed TechnologyArvind: Founding Engineer
Together at Plug and Play VenturesArvind: Plug and Play
Alireza MasrourGeneral Partner at Plug and Play VenturesJojo FloresCo-Founder at Plug and Play VenturesUniversity of the PhilippinesJupe TanManaging Partner, Asia & The Pacific at Plug and Play VenturesNational University of SingaporeLuis Llorens GonzalezInvestor at Plug and Play VenturesIQS Barcelona · University of Central FloridaNeda AmidiPresident at Plug and Play VenturesSanta Clara University · Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessOmeed MehrinfarManaging Director, Co-head EMEA at Plug and Play Ventures
Founder mafias
University of Washington mafia113
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Matthew ScholzBSFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3Emmett ShearFounded Softmax +2Emin Gun SirerPh.D.Founded Avalanche +2Sara VaezyMPHFounded Dexcare +1Alec NielsenBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Asimov +1Andrew PetersonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Aldebaran Therapeutics +1
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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi mafia66
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Binny BansalBachelorsFounded FlipkartRajiv KhemaniBTechFounded Auradine +3Jyoti BansalBachelor of TechnologyFounded Traceable +2Rajul GargB TechFounded Rajul +2Amar SawhneyB. Tech.Founded Access Closure +2Siddarth JainBachelor's DegreeFounded DrDroid +1
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Plug and Play Ventures mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike SigalPlug and PlayFounded Fanvestor +2Sebastian FischmeisterPlug and PlayFounded Labforge Inc +2Vicky BindraPlug and PlayFounded Pine Labs +1Fan WenSenior AssociateFounded AvocadoAndreas StryzPlug and PlayFounded FinnBeyang LiuPlug and PlayFounded Sourcegraph
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Riverbed Technology mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi138
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and MobileSaurabh K. MittalChairman, CEO and Founder at Mission HoldingsNitin SethChief Executive Officer (Incedo) at Mission Holdings
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Also attended University of Washington263
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Glean22
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystJai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesAdam LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesCasber WangOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 16 more
Also worked at Rubrik, Inc.19
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersNicole PerlrothVenture Partner at Ballistic VenturesMark SmithExecutive Advisor at TCVVasu MurthyCPO Fellow at Mighty CapitalAdam GoldbergInvestments at Standard Crypto
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Also worked at Google1,582
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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Also worked at Riverbed Technology10
Camila Sgai FrancoProduct Fellow at Mighty CapitalBlake ModersitskiManaging Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo VenturesVinod JoseGP at Callapina Capital at Callapina CapitalRavi MhatrePartner and Co-Founder at Lightspeed Venture PartnersTodd KaloudisManaging Director at Cobro VenturesPatricia HumeInvestor at Canvas GFX
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