# Glow

> Glow is a San Francisco insurtech rebuilding workers' compensation insurance for small businesses. Founded in 2018 by Samad Wahedi, the company combines a digital platform, payroll-integrated pay-as-you-go billing, and a concierge claims experience to give the people who run America's small businesses coverage that's faster to buy, fairer to price, and friendlier to use.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Samad Wahedi (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~280 employees (third-party estimate)
- **Products:** Workers' Compensation, Pay As You Go Premiums, Extended Coverage (Off-the-Job Accident Benefits), Concierge Claims
- **Notable:** Raised $22.5M Series A in November 2022 led by Cota Capital, Built workers' comp distribution across California and is expanding to additional states, Bundled off-the-job accident benefits with workers' comp - an unusual combination in the SMB market

## Products & services

- **Workers' Compensation** — Digital workers' comp policies underwritten with job-code-level data so small businesses pay rates that reflect their actual risk, not a category average.
- **Pay As You Go Premiums** — Premiums calculated and billed through payroll, so businesses pay only for the workers they actually have, when they have them.
- **Extended Coverage (Off-the-Job Accident Benefits)** — Adds 24/7 accident and life protection for employees outside working hours without raising the employer's workers' comp premium.
- **Concierge Claims** — A guided claims experience that helps injured workers navigate care, paperwork, and recovery instead of being routed to a call center.

## Achievements

- Raised $22.5M Series A in November 2022 led by Cota Capital
- Built workers' comp distribution across California and is expanding to additional states
- Bundled off-the-job accident benefits with workers' comp - an unusual combination in the SMB market
- Grew to a reported ~280 employees across underwriting, claims, engineering, and distribution

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Closed $22.5M Series A led by Cota Capital with AV8 Ventures, Maiden Re, Markd, and Startup Venture Capital participating.
- **2023** — Expanded product mix beyond California workers' comp and continued building out concierge claims operations.

## Links

- Website: https://glow.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glowinsurance

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Last updated: 2026-05-29