We're an ambitious startup based out of Paris and New York. We have one mission: to connect readers and writers through books. And we're doing just that by creating engaged communities who share their ideas, knowledge, and creativity within the pages.
Location: France, Ile-de-France
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $3.41M
Founded date: 2014
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | OneRagtime | oneragtime... |
| 12.01.2021 | Expon Capi... | exponcapit... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.12.2018 | - | $3.41M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.01.2021 | Medium acquires social book reading app Glose | Medium is acquiring Paris-based startup Glose for an undisclosed amount. Glose has been building iOS, Android and web apps that let you buy, download and read books on your devices. The company has turned reading into a multiplayer experien... |
| 13.12.2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday, December 13 | THE 2018 STATE OF STARTUPS Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? From ExtraHop Here are some of the most interesting takeaways from the report: What is investors’ strongest bias? Founders see... |
| 13.12.2018 | Daily funding roundup - December 13th, 2018 | OffGridBox raises $1.6M; Glose raised $3.4M; Myia Labs raised $6.75; Wisdo raised $11M OffGridBox: OffGridBox is a modular and compact unit that provides renewable energy and clean water in remote areas and developing countries. OffGridBox ... |
| 13.12.2018 | Glose raises $3.4 million for its collaborative reading app | French startup Glose just raised a $3.4 million funding round (€3 million) for its reading app on iPhone, iPad and Android. The company wants to make reading books more social. If you’re an avid book reader, chances are you always carry a p... |
| 12.12.2018 | Glose Raises €3M in Funding | Glose SAS, a Paris, France-based social and collaborative reading platform, completed a €3m financing. Backers included OneRagTime, Expon Capital, Kima Ventures, BPI France, and business angels Sébastien Breteau (The Breteau Foundation), Pa... |
| 29.05.2015 | Glose Brings Its Social Ebook Reader To Android, Adds Free Excerpts | Glose is a brand new take on ebook reading for phones and tablets. Yet, until today, one thing was crucially missing — Android support. Today, the company is launching its app on Android phones and tablets. It is also adding free book excer... |
| 13.11.2014 | Glose Is A New Ebook Reader That Turns Reading Into A Social Experience | Meet Glose, a brand new ebook reader for your phone, tablet and laptop. Glose is like the Kindle apps, but on steroids. Reading a book in Glose becomes a collective experience as you can discuss quotes with your friends and other Glose user... |
| 20.08.2013 | Poutsch: 4 reasons this social polling startup left Paris for Brooklyn | The social polling craze has brought about its fair share of ventures in recent years. Brooklyn has its own, a four person startup in South Williamsburg called Poutsch, which is focusing on data, social and engagement. The Next Web called i... |