The Leading Talent Ecosystem
in Southeast Asia
Glints seeks to enable the 120 million professionals in the region to grow their careers and empower organizations to hire the right talent from anywhere in Southeast Asia.
Our Vision
To impact 120 million careers and 1 million organizations, and to be the #1 talent platform in Southeast Asia & Taiwan, China.
Our Mission
Empowering people and organizations to realize
their human potential
Our Values
We use #RIIBCOH to guide our decisions and actions
Relentlessly
Resourceful
Whatever it takes,
just make it happen
Integrity
Be guided by the truth, don’t be afraid
Impact
Missionaries, not mercenaries
Beginner's Mindset
Stay humble, don’t be attached to ego
Customer
Obsessed
Create raving fans
Ownership
Care intensely about the mission and take responsibility
High Standards
Dream big and deliver epic outcomes fast
What We Do
What
We Do
Officially launched in 2015 in Singapore, Glints has empowered more than 5 million professionals and 50,000 organizations to realize their human potential. Every day, we are helping organizations build great teams and pairing talent up with great opportunities, one match at a time.
Where We Are
Glints currently operates in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, China.
Achievements & Milestones
- Our founders dropped out of college to found Glints.
- Glints was officially launched with US$475,000 in seed funding.
2016
- Glints raises US$2.7 million in Series A round co-led by Golden Equator Capital and Gobi Partners.
- Glints launches in Indonesia, marking the first time Glints is available beyond Singapore.
- Celebrated first 250k users in our ecosystem.
2018
- SGX-listed HRnetGroup makes strategic investments, boosting Glints’ role as a major player in the young professionals recruitment space.
2019
- Glints raises US$6.8 million in Series B round and launches in Vietnam and Taiwan, China.
- Celebrated first 800k users in our ecosystem.
2020
- Celebrated first 1.3 million users in our ecosystem.
2021
- Glints raises US$22.5 million in an oversubscribed Series C round led by Persol Holdings and launches in Malaysia.
2022
- Ranked in top 20 of Nikkei-FT-Statista High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021 list.
- Ranked in top 10 of the fastest growing companies in Singapore by Straits Times
- Glints raises US$50 million in Series D round co-led by DCM Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital, and returning investor PERSOL Holdings.
- Celebrated first 3 million users in our ecosystem.
2023
- Celebrated 5 million users in our ecosystem.
How Can We Help You?
Recruitment & Talent Solutions
We’re here to match you with the best opportunity. Whether you’re hiring for your team or looking for jobs, we’ve got you covered.
Glints JobSearch
Post jobs for free or browse open positions.
Glints Recruitment
Headhunt for the right talent with time and cost effectiveness.
Glints Managed Talent
Expand quickly without cost, complexity and liability of entity setup.
Mission Driven
We are relentlessly focused on fulfilling our mission of realizing human potential
Since our inception, Glints has strived to meaningfully impact job seekers in emerging markets and businesses globally.
Through our ecosystem, we enable the 120 million and growing professionals in Southeast Asia to grow in their careers and access job opportunities from around the world. In turn, this empowers businesses of all sizes and at any stage of growth, to hire the right talent from anywhere in Southeast Asia and further their own mission.
Today, there are thousands of job applications happening on our platform every hour. Every month, millions of dollars in earned income is going to talent in emerging markets through our ecosystem.
Market Leader
We are the leading regional talent ecosystem in Southeast Asia
Our regional talent ecosystem, underpinned by an end-to-end career job search, skills education and community journey, is built with the mission of realizing human potential for professionals.
Professionals can grow in their careers through our career discovery and development platforms such as Glints ExpertClass and Glints JobSearch, as well as enjoy job discovery on-the-go with the Glints Mobile App. For employers, our comprehensive end-to-end talent solutions including Glints Recruitment, Glints Managed Talent and Glints JobSearch enables them to hire anyone, anywhere in Southeast Asia, both locally or remotely.
To create greater impact and realize our vision, we have raised over US$80 million from top investors to date. We are proud to stand at the forefront of human capital empowerment as the most well-capitalized startup in the talent recruitment space in Southeast Asia.
World Class Team
We are led by a strong team of leaders with deep Southeast Asian roots, supported by a world-class team of investors and advisors
Our leadership team is an amalgamation of deep expertise, experience and passion for the tech industry and human capital.
90% of our leadership team are natives of Southeast Asia who have been trained and educated at some of the best institutions and companies in the world. Drawing from their achievements in Alibaba, Bain, Berkeley, Cambridge, Columbia, Guo Tai Jun An, KPMG, PropertyGuru, Stanford, Shopee, Tsinghua, and Wharton, they have returned home to Southeast Asia as “SEA Turtles” with a strong belief of the region’s potential for growth and impact.
We are backed by the strongest technology and human capital investors and advisors in Asia including Monk’s Hill Ventures, DCM Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital, HRnetGroup, PERSOL Holdings, Wavemaker Partners, as well as founders and executives from Flipkart, Goldman Sachs, JD.com, Stripe, and more. This further cements our reputation as the largest talent platform for career development and recruitment in Southeast Asia.
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Impact!
We’re always on the lookout for fresh talent to help us build the #1 talent platform in Greater Southeast Asia.
Glints Asia Pacific
Realizing Your Human Potential
We Enable Self-Discovery Through Recruitment and Career
Every day, Glints helps organizations build great teams and empower talent with the best job and upskilling opportunitie Glints believes there’s always a perfect match for everyone.
Our Vision
To impact 100 million careers and 1 million organizations and to be the #1 Talent Platform in Greater Southeast Asia.
Who We Are
Whatever it takes, just make it happen
Be guided by the truth, don’t be afraid
Missionaries, not mercenaries
Stay humble, don’t be attached to ego
Create raving fans
Care intensely about the mission and take responsibility
Dream big and deliver epic outcomes fast
Our Co-Founders
Oswald Yeo
Ying Cong Seah
Yong Jie Wong
Steve Sutanto
How Can We Help You?
Recruitment & Talent Solutions
We’re here to match you with the best opportunity. Whether you’re hiring for your team or looking for jobs, we’ve got you covered.
Glints JobSearch
Post jobs for free or browse open positions.
Glints Recruitment
Headhunt for the right talent with time and cost effectiveness.
Glints Managed Talent
Expand quickly without cost, complexity and liability of entity setup.
Our Story
Back in 2013, Ying Cong, Oswald, and Qin En started connecting their friends to interesting startup internship opportunities and matching them via spreadsheets. That was how Glints came into life. After all these years, our purpose remains the same: to realize human potential for all people and organizations.
2013
Glints was born in Singapore as an internship matching service.
2014
Glints raises US$475,000 in seed money from noteworthy investors in Singapore’s tech scene.
2015
Glints launches in Indonesia, marking the first time Glints is available beyond Singapore.
2016
Glints raises US$2.7 million in Series A round co-led by Golden Equator Capital and Gobi Partners.
2018
HRnetGroup makes strategic investment, boosting Glints’ role as a major player in the young professionals recruitment space.
2019
Glints secures US$6.8 million in Series B round and launches in Vietnam.
2020
Glints is listed on LinkedIn’s 10 Top Startups in Singapore.
2021
Glints raises US$22.5 million in an oversubscribed Series C round led by Persol Holdings.
Trusted By 30,000+ Partners
Our Office Locations
71 Ayer Rajah Crescent,
#05-01,
Singapore 139951
B-10-13, Empire Soho,
Empire Subang, Subang Jaya,
Selangor, 47500
Jakarta
GoWork Fatmawati, Jl. RS. Fatmawati Raya, RT.3/RW.4, Gandaria Sel., Kec. Cilandak, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12420
Batam
Jl. Hang Lekiu No.KM, RW.2, Sambau, Kecamatan Nongsa, Kota Batam, Kepulauan Riau 29465
Ho Chi Minh
56 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Đa Kao, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Hanoi
Coming soon!
9/F, 33 Des Voeux Rd Central
Central
Hong Kong
台北市中正區同安街30巷3號
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