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Who is Dan Michaeli?
The co-founder and chief executive of Glia. Glia's about page, checked 2026-09-19, lists him as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, alongside co-founders Carlos Paniagua (CTO) and Justin DiPietro (CSO).
How did Glia start?
SalesTechStar reported on 2021-02-04 that Michaeli co-founded Glia in 2012 with Justin DiPietro and Carlos Paniagua after he and DiPietro worked as growth consultants for a Fortune 50 retailer, and that the company was formerly called SaleMove. On the Fintech Nexus podcast of 2023-04-14 he described seeing that retailer struggle to compete with Amazon on price and turning to customer experience instead.
How much has Glia raised under his leadership?
Glia announced on 2022-03-21 a $45 million Series D led by Insight Partners, with Wildcat Capital Management and RingCentral Ventures, bringing total funding to $152 million and its valuation above $1 billion.
Why did Glia focus on financial services?
On the Creating Superfans podcast of 2024-08-08, Michaeli said Glia chose financial services because it saw the sector as the hardest place to prove its approach to AI-assisted customer service.