Where does Glenn Kelman work?

Glenn Kelman is Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures and Director (2006 – Jan 2026); CEO at Redfin.

What companies has Glenn Kelman invested in?

Investments tracked here include Awtomic.

Where did Glenn Kelman go to school?

Glenn Kelman studied at University of California, Berkeley.

Glenn Kelman

Investor

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures · Entrepreneur in Residence at Greylock Partners · Director (2006 – Jan 2026); CEO at Redfin

Seattle, Washington, United States

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About

Glenn Kelman is the long-time CEO of Redfin, a real estate brokerage built on technology. Earlier in his career, he co-founded the enterprise software company Plumtree Software, which went public and was later acquired by Oracle Corporation.

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Director (2006 – Jan 2026); CEO at Redfin

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Redfin's investors · 12

Annox CapitalBirmingham · $100K – $30M checks · since 2014 Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks Globespan Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checks Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2009 Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2005 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks T. Rowe PriceBaltimore Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks

Co-founders at Redfin

David ErakerFounder

Michael DoughertyFounder

David SelingerFounder

Experience

RedfinPresident & CEO2005 — 2026Seattle
Plumtree SoftwareCo-Founder, VP of Marketing & Product Management1997 — 2004
Stanford Technology GroupProduct Manager1995 — 1997

Skills & more

Venture Capital52Start-upsEnterprise Software37SaaS48Entrepreneurship70Product ManagementBusiness Development82

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Anico Steffen

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Brett Hurt

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Brian Hamilton

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Cristina Kilmartin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Glenn Kelman?: Glenn Kelman is the long-time CEO of Redfin, a real estate brokerage built on technology. Earlier in his career, he co-founded the enterprise software company Plumtree Software, which went public and was later acquired by Oracle Corporation.
Where does Glenn Kelman work?: Glenn Kelman is Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures and Director (2006 – Jan 2026); CEO at Redfin.
What companies has Glenn Kelman invested in?: Investments tracked here include Awtomic.
Where did Glenn Kelman go to school?: Glenn Kelman studied at University of California, Berkeley.