Glean Evolves from Enterprise Search to Middleware Layer for Enterprise AI

Summary

Glean CEO Arvind Jain outlined the company's strategic evolution from an AI-powered enterprise search tool to a middleware layer underpinning enterprise AI deployments. Speaking on TechCrunch's Equity podcast at Web Summit Qatar, Jain explained that Glean's initial search product required building deep contextual understanding of people, workflows, and preferences across a company's SaaS ecosystem — spanning Slack, Jira, Google Drive, Salesforce, and more. This knowledge graph now serves as the