Glints
Glints operates a talent recruitment and career development platform across Southeast Asia. The company has served over 3 million professionals and 50,000 organizations since its 2015 launch, raising $82M in funding.
The growth story
Glints grew from 1,174 to 917 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $82M along the way, most recently a Series D in August 2022.
About
Glints connects employers with job seekers across six Southeast Asian markets. The platform focuses on career development and talent matching, targeting both individual professionals and hiring organizations in the region.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2015 founding, reaching 917 employees. Its $82M Series D in 2022 reflects investor confidence in its position as a regional leader in talent solutions.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Glints' largest function with 61 employees, indicating a strong focus on business development. Leadership includes founders with backgrounds in regional tech ecosystems, supported by investors like 500 Global and DCM Ventures.
The Glints org chart
Ying Cong Seah (Co-Founder | Machine Learning) leads 59 mapped leaders with 12 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Human Resources 168 (-7% YoY), Sales 130 (+7% YoY), Business Development 106 (+25% YoY), Operations 76 (+69% YoY), Engineering 64 (0% YoY), Consulting 45 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Glints recruits heavily from regional tech companies, with Shopee and Ruangguru being top talent sources. Employees often move to other talent-focused firms like Second Talent and Talentvis, showing industry specialization.
Most common previous employers of Glints staff: Shopee (12), Ruangguru (10), KitaLulus (9), BINUS University (5), Lamudi.co.id | Teman Tepercaya Cari Properti (5), Shipper (4). Former Glints employees most often moved to Second Talent (8), Talentvis (7), SKINTIFIC (6), EKRUT (4), NES Fircroft (4), Mekari (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Glints mafia
Glints alumni have founded 13 companies, including SkillStory (72 staff) and Beyond Border (62 staff), continuing the talent and HR focus of their Glints experience.
13Galih Sukma, was Senior Recruitment Consultant until 2023Frederick Ng, was Country Manager until 2021Andi S., was Partnership Glints Academy until 2021Muhammad Ahwy (Edo) Karuniyado, was Product Management Instructor for Glints' Expert Class until 2023Jessica Baware, was Associate Recruitment Consultant until 2023
Tatiana Lisdasari, was Trainee until 2021
Ilman Akbar, was Digital Marketing Lead until 2021
Budiarto, CHRP, was Outbound Sales Manager | Staffing & Recruiting until 2022
Agung Setiyo Wibowo, was Course Facilitator until 2023
Bryan Lee, was Monetisation Lead until 2025
Viren Shetty, was Data Science & Conversion Rate Optimization Consultant until 2014
Reza Jamal, was Associate Consultant until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 27% direct, 41% search, 12% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Glints: Communication (247), Recruiting (196), Microsoft Office (191), Teamwork (169), Microsoft Excel (166), Leadership (160), Project Management (146), Problem Solving (138).
Where the team actually sits
Glints people are concentrated in Jakarta, Indonesia (86), Jakarta Metropolitan Area (30), Singapore (27), Singapore, Singapore (14).
Search footprint
Glints attracts about 5,808 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $62K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7,245 ranking keywords and lost 5,228 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Glints has 917 employees as of September 2026.
Glints has raised $82M in total, most recently a Series D round in August 2022.
Glints was founded in 2015 by Ying Cong Seah, Oswald Yeo, Yong Jie Wong.
Ying Cong Seah (Co-Founder | Machine Learning) sits at the top of Glints's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Glints staff are Shopee (12 people), Ruangguru (10 people), KitaLulus (9 people).
Former Glints employees most often move to Second Talent (8), Talentvis (7), SKINTIFIC (6).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Glints, including SkillStory, Beyond Border, Asgard.
Glints attracts about 5,808 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $62K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Glints staff are Communication, Recruiting, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Microsoft Excel.
Glints staff are concentrated in Jakarta, Indonesia (86), Jakarta Metropolitan Area (30), Singapore (27).
Glints has about 168 people in Human Resources, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Glints has about 130 people in Sales, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 253 current and 383 former Glints profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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