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Arvind Jain
2× unicorn founderFounder at Rubrik · Founder at Glean
Palo Alto, CA
FoundedRubrik$20.2BGlean$7.2BGlean
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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.
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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.
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Founder at Glean
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Glean's investors · 37
Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checksAdvaita CapitalBostonAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2024Archerman CapitalBostonBicycleCoconut GroveCategory VenturesSan FranciscoCiti VenturesNew YorkClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024Cold Start VenturesNew YorkCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2024Dash VCSan FranciscoDatabricks VenturesSan FranciscoDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · since 2024Foundation CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2024Geodesic CapitalSilicon ValleyGoalvest VentureNew YorkICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2024Infinity VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2024Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Koru CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksPlug and Play VenturesSilicon Valley · $50K – $400K checksRiverbend CapitalWashingtonSapphire VenturesAustin · $5M – $20M checks · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2024SoftBank Vision FundLondonVaranium Capital AdvisorsMumbaiVentioneers CapitalOakvilleWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checksWorkday VenturesSan Francisco
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Founder & CEO at Glean
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Glean's investors · 24
Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2024Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)AppOnboardLondon · since 2020B Capital GroupSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2021B4 Capital$10M – $50M checks · since 2021Capital One VenturesMcLean · since 2024Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checks · since 2021Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2024Databricks VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · since 2024Evolution VenturesCupertino · since 2021General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2024ICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2024IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2024K2 GlobalSingapore · since 2021Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Parameter VenturesNew York · since 2021Sapphire VenturesAustin · $5M – $20M checks · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2024Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024
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Howard KatzenbergFounder & CEO
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Rubrik's investors · 30
3Spoke CapitalIrvineAccess Ventures (New York)New YorkAdit Ventures Management, LlcNew YorkAnicut CapitalNew DelhiBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2019ChamaeleonSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checksEngineering CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFourth RealmMenlo ParkGaldana VenturesBarcelonaGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGoldman SachsNew York · since 2024Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2015IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2017JC2 VenturesMenlo ParkKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2016Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014Mana VenturesEsteroMarketX VenturesMS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M checksNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksSparq Capital (SFO)Palo AltoTop Shelf Equity Funds CTOP-Direct IVGenevaU First CapitalSilicon ValleyVershina CapitalNicosiaWestRiver GroupIssaquah
Co-founders at Rubrik
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
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
- Who is Arvind Jain?
- 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.
- Where does Arvind Jain work?
- Arvind Jain is Founder of Rubrik and Founder at Glean and Founder & CEO at Glean.
- What companies did Arvind Jain found?
- Arvind Jain founded Rubrik, Glean, Glean.
- Where did Arvind Jain go to school?
- Arvind Jain studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (BTech, Computer Science); University of Washington (Masters, Computer Science).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Arvind Jain?
- Tracked appearances include "No Priors Ep. 115 | With Glean Founder and CEO Arvind Jain", "How Glean CEO Arvind Jain Solved the Enterprise Search Problem".
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