# Naveen Tewari

> Naveen Tewari is the Indian founder and CEO of InMobi and Glance, based in Bengaluru. He helped turn an SMS search startup into a global mobile advertising business that became India’s first unicorn in 2011, then built Glance’s consumer lock-screen platform and its AI commerce offering. An IIT Kanpur and Harvard Business School alumnus, he also invests in startups, co-founded iSPIRT and founded India School Fund.

- **Role:** Founder & Chief Executive Officer at InMobi & Glance
- **Organizations:** InMobi, Glance, India School Fund, iSPIRT, McKinsey & Company (former), Charles River Ventures (former)
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led InMobi to India’s first unicorn milestone in 2011., Built a second unicorn with Glance., Harvard Business School Dean’s Award, 2005.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2003** — Worked at McKinsey & Company on telecom and technology business issues.
- **2005** — Graduated from Harvard Business School; received the Dean’s Award after organizing IndiaTrek.
- **Before 2007** — Worked at Charles River Ventures on its India investment strategy and briefly at a Silicon Valley mobile VoIP startup.
- **2006** — Founded India School Fund with Harvard Business School friends, according to IIT Kanpur’s biography.
- **2007** — Co-founded mKhoj with Amit Gupta, Abhay Singhal and Mohit Saxena.
- **2009** — mKhoj pivoted to mobile advertising and was renamed InMobi.
- **2011** — InMobi became India’s first unicorn following SoftBank’s investment commitment.
- **2013** — Received IIT Kanpur’s Distinguished Alumnus Award for entrepreneurship.
- **2019** — Founded Glance as a consumer technology business.
- **2020** — Glance became a unicorn; Google announced an investment in December.
- **2025** — Glance AI launched its standalone AI commerce app on May 22.

## Achievements

- Led InMobi to India’s first unicorn milestone in 2011.
- Built a second unicorn with Glance.
- Harvard Business School Dean’s Award, 2005.
- IIT Kanpur Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2013.
- Fortune 40 Under 40, 2015, as listed by IIT Kanpur.
- Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman, 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — On September 30, Glance announced a personalized shopping experience through Siri AI on iPhone and iPad; this is a company announcement.
- **2026-03** — In a published conversation with Asutosh Padhi, described AI-assisted product release cycles of 48-72 hours and his ambitions for personalized commerce.
- **2025-05** — Glance AI launched a worldwide standalone shopping app, initially focused on fashion.
- **2025-02** — Glance and Google Cloud announced a generative AI partnership involving Gemini and Imagen.
- **2024-09** — InMobi closed $100 million in debt financing from MARS Growth Capital for AI development and potential acquisitions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.inmobi.com/company/leadership/naveen-tewari
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveentewari
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/NaveenTewari

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Last updated: 2026-10-11