Glimpse raises $35M
Glimpse raised $35 million to scale an AI platform that automates retailer chargebacks and dispute resolution for CPG brands — the startup says automation can recover millions lost to uncontested deductions (one snack brand reportedly lost $2.3M in a single quarter before using automation). (techbuzz.ai (cxodigitalpulse.com))
Announcement of the financing came on March 25, 2026, with Andreessen Horowitz named as lead investor and participation from 8VC and Y Combinator. (techcrunch.com) Founders Akash Raju, Anuj Mehta and Kushal Negi repositioned the company from an earlier product to focus on retail deduction and dispute automation, a pivot investors flagged before the latest round. (venturecapital.com) Glimpse reports 14x year‑over‑year growth since launch and says it now powers retail operations for 200+ brands, naming customers such as Suave, Chapstick, Lemon Perfect and IQBar while claiming a 91% dispute win rate and up to 80% reductions in manual hours. (tryglimpse.com) The platform advertises direct integrations with major distributors and retailers including KeHE, UNFI and Target, and highlights operational friction points it automates—manual payment matching, long shortage/retrieval cycles, and invoice reconciliation that can add 15–20 days to DSO. (tryglimpse.com) This latest raise follows an April 2025 financing led by 8VC and brings post‑pivot capital to a reported $52 million total since the company’s founding. (foodindustryexecutive.com) Glimpse’s customer economics claims include an average return on investment of 4–5x with outliers up to 33x, and third‑party reporting notes brand case studies (for example Kin Euphorics) recovering four‑ and five‑figure chargebacks after deploying the automation. (foodindustryexecutive.com)
