Glia
Glia sells AI software to automate banking workflows for 700+ community and regional financial institutions. The New York-based company has raised $152M, most recently in a Series D round in March 2022, and employs 476 people.
The growth story
Glia grew from 203 to 476 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $152M along the way, most recently a Series D in March 2022.
About
Glia provides an AI platform that integrates with banks' existing systems to automate both customer-facing and back-office tasks. Its specialized AI agents use banking data and interaction history to handle workflows across voice and digital channels, aiming to reduce operational costs and enable a universal banker model.
The company serves over 700 banks and credit unions, positioning itself as a key player in helping smaller financial institutions compete with larger banks and fintechs. With $152M in funding and nearly 500 employees, Glia has scaled significantly since its 2012 founding, though its recent headcount growth rate is unclear.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Glia's largest function, accounting for 67 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover as it scales its operations.
The Glia org chart
Daniel Michaeli (CEO and Co-Founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 118 (+7% YoY), Sales 74 (+9% YoY), Information Technology 54 (+4% YoY), Customer Success and Support 28 (-30% YoY), Finance 24 (+140% YoY), Operations 22 (+22% YoY).
Talent flow
Glia recruits heavily from Qualtrics and Finn AI, with 17 and 15 hires respectively. Its workforce has a strong Estonian connection, with the University of Tartu and TalTech being top feeder schools. Alumni frequently move to edtech, fintech, and customer service tech companies like Edmentum, Bolt, and Wise.
Most common previous employers of Glia staff: Qualtrics (17), Finn AI (15), Salesforce (9), Talkdesk (9), IBM (7), University of Tartu (7). Former Glia employees most often moved to Edmentum (4), Bolt (4), Wise (4), interface.ai (3), Talkdesk (3), NiCE (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Glia mafia
Glia alumni have founded 13 companies, including GoldenSource (621 staff), DoorSpace (15 staff), and Soldera (14 staff). These startups span financial services, real estate tech, and wealth management.
13James Corrigan, was Board Member until 2021Brian White, was Sales Director until 2023Stenver Jerkku, was Senior tech lead | Software Engineering Lead until 2016Eddie Kang, was Board Member (Exited) until 2021
Eric Amar, was Strategic Advisor until 2024Thomas Babcock, was Observer - Board of Directors until 2019
Scott Furlaud, was Partnerships Manager until 2017
Chris Kesler, was Account Executive until 2025
Lala Rustamli, was Software Engineer until 2022
Geelia L., was Senior, Business Development until 2025
Ray Gordon, was Manager, Customer Success until 2024
Elysia Hernandez, was Field Marketing Manager until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 59% direct, 27% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Glia: Leadership (138), Customer Service (121), Project Management (117), Microsoft Office (114), Communication (113), Management (112), SQL (103), Microsoft Excel (100).
Where the team actually sits
Glia people are concentrated in Estonia (31), Harjumaa, Estonia (22), British Columbia, Canada (17), New York, United States (16).
Search footprint
Glia attracts about 3,101 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 128 ranking keywords and lost 137 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Glia has 476 employees as of September 2026.
Glia has raised $152M in total, most recently a Series D round in March 2022.
Glia was founded in 2012 by Justin DiPietro, Daniel Michaeli, Carlos Paniagua.
Daniel Michaeli (CEO and Co-Founder) sits at the top of Glia's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Glia staff are Qualtrics (17 people), Finn AI (15 people), Salesforce (9 people).
Former Glia employees most often move to Edmentum (4), Bolt (4), Wise (4).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Glia, including GoldenSource, DoorSpace, Soldera.
Glia attracts about 3,101 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Glia staff are Leadership, Customer Service, Project Management, Microsoft Office, Communication.
Glia staff are concentrated in Estonia (31), Harjumaa, Estonia (22), British Columbia, Canada (17).
Glia has about 118 people in Engineering, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Glia has about 74 people in Sales, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 268 current and 308 former Glia profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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