Seah Ying Cong met his Glints co-founders Oswald Yeo and Looi Qin En at Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore. All three paused their university studies to run the company full time.
Glints was founded in August 2013 with 38 members. It began by helping friends find startup internships. By 2015 it had more than 7,000 active members. Seah is a co-founder and the chief technology officer.
In October 2014 Glints raised a $475,000 seed round led by East Ventures. The founders turned away roughly $250,000 more because they did not want to raise that much yet. A $2.7 million Series A followed in 2016, and Looi left the company in 2017.
Later rounds were a $6.8 million Series B in July 2019, a $22.5 million Series C in April 2021 and a $50 million Series D in August 2022. Glints is privately held.