The company was co-founded in 2019[1] by Naveen Tewari, Abhay Singhal, Mohit Saxena, and Piyush Shah[2] with their headquarters being in Bangalore.

[6] In November 2020, Glance raised $145 million from Google and Mithril Capital,[7] increasing its valuation to over $1.2 billion.

They purchased Roposo for an undisclosed amount to add vernacular video content to its platform.

[11][12][13] In June 2021, it acquired Shop101, a social e-commerce platform, for an undisclosed amount to integrate celebrity and influencer-led commerce on Glance and Roposo.

[14] In March 2022, it acquired Gambit, an Indian gaming company, for an undisclosed amount to accelerate Glance’s goal of building the biggest platform for NFT-based live gaming experiences for Gen-Z across markets.