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Startup · United States

Glydways

HQ South San FranciscoFounded 201651-200 employees

Our fleet of self-driving Glydcars work in harmony on dedicated guideways to provide you with a congestion-free ride every time.

Website

Funding5 rounds · ~$407M

Equity raised
~$407M
Latest
$170MSeries C · Apr 14, 2026
Last valuation
$700M?Basis not stated · Series C · Apr 14, 2026
Cumulative raised$347M
Oct 6, 2023Apr 14, 2026

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems1

Glydcars

Self-driving passenger vehicles designed for dedicated urban guideways.

Maturity not rated

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  • Mark Seeger

    founder and Co-CEO

  • Blake Barber

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Lee Hansen

    Chief Financial Officer

Hiring Observations10 observed listings

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Sources14

Show all 14 sources and supporting evidence

Profile3

  1. 1

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind

    “{"group": "startups", "id": "7942c276-5c7e-4712-81df-345b4d085c40", "name": "Glydways"}”
  2. 2

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url

    “country: US”
  3. 3

    Owler · Supports Organization · country, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url

    “country: US”

Systems1

  1. 4
    CompanyGlydways

    Glydways · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “Our fleet of self-driving Glydcars work in harmony on dedicated guideways to provide you with a congestion-free ride every time.”

Funding7

  1. 5

    GlobeNewswire · Apr 14, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “today announced its $170 million Series C fundraise.”
  2. 6

    Bloomberg · Apr 14, 2026 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “a Series C that valued the company at almost $700 million”
  3. 7

    Forge · Supports Funding round

    “05/14/2024 Series B-1”
  4. 8

    MarketScreener · Supports Funding round · amount

    “The company has received $20,000,000 in its second and final tranche.”
  5. 9

    Caplight · Supports Funding round

    “Series B | Oct 6, 2023”
  6. 10

    FinSMEs · Supports Funding round · amount

    “raised $56M in Series B funding”
  7. 11

    Owler · Supports Funding round

    “Feb 2026”

People2

  1. 12

    Glydways · Supports Role

    “Lee Hansen is Chief Financial Officer of Glydways, where he oversees the company’s financial strategy, capital planning, and corporate operations to support its global growth.”
  2. 13

    Glydways · Supports Role

    “Mark Seeger, founder and Co-CEO of Glydways, had spent years watching how broken public transit systems failed people—taking too long, costing too much, or leaving entire communities disconnected.”

Other1

  1. 14

    Supports Job posting

    “Automotive Thermal and HVAC Control Engineer”

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