# Rebecca Hu-Thrams

> Rebecca Hu-Thrams is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Glacier, which develops AI monitoring and purpose-built sorting robots for recycling facilities. An Amherst graduate and former Bain consultant and Thumbtack employee, she co-founded Glacier with Areeb Malik in 2019. Her work connects recycling operators with packaging producers through material recovery and data about what happens to packaging after use.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Glacier
- **Organizations:** Glacier, Bain & Company, Thumbtack, Google Circular Economy Accelerator
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Amherst College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Glacier in 2019., Led Glacier as it announced a $16 million Series A in April 2025., Waste360 40 Under 40 honoree, 2024.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Grew up in the Chicago suburbs with immigrant parents.
- **—** — Graduated from Amherst College and began her career at Bain & Company.
- **—** — Joined Thumbtack when it had roughly 80 employees.
- **2019** — Co-founded Glacier with Areeb Malik.
- **2022** — Glacier announced $4.5 million in seed financing led by NEA.
- **2023** — Publicly profiled as a mentor for the Google Circular Economy Accelerator.
- **2024** — Named to Waste360’s 40 Under 40; Glacier announced investment from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund.
- **2025** — Named to Inc.’s Female Founders 500; Glacier announced a $16 million Series A and a deployment at Recology’s King County facility.
- **2026** — Spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Glacier in 2019.
- Led Glacier as it announced a $16 million Series A in April 2025.
- Waste360 40 Under 40 honoree, 2024.
- Inc. Female Founders 500 honoree, 2025.
- 100+ Accelerator Impatient Optimist Alumni Award, Demo Day 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Her 2026 Aspen Ideas Festival session, Building the Impossible: The Next Frontier of Climate Tech, was highlighted by fellow speaker Ariel Ekblaw’s Aurelia Institute.
- **2026-02** — Discussed Glacier’s facility-based prototyping and operational analytics in a Waste360 feature published February 18.
- **2025-12** — Appeared on The Founder Initiative and Sustainability in Your Ear to discuss building Glacier and the economics of material recovery.
- **2025-10** — Discussed Glacier’s Penn Waste installation in York County, Pennsylvania, supported by Cox Enterprises.

## Links

- Website: https://endwaste.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccabhu/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RebeccaRecycles

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Last updated: 2026-10-21