Glider, as an open financial orchestration layer, enables anyone to compose automated on-chain investment portfolios. Most recently it closed a $4 million strategic funding round, led by a16z CSX. The funding will allow us to strategically expand the Glider team. This growth will further power the company’s mission to democratize access to sophisticated crypto portfolio management. Glider’s platform, including Portfolio Construction, Automated Execution and Integrated Lending.
Launched in 2024 by John Johnson and Brian Huang, Glider operates across the application and infrastructure layers, providing a consumer-friendly B2C interface and a powerful B2B API, which unlocks unique B2B2C opportunities.
That $4 million funding round, led by a16z CSX, is a big deal for Glider. The funding is intended to allow the company to continue building out its platform and grow its share of the global crypto marketplace.
Glider’s platform is centered on three key pillars. Portfolio Construction enables clients to use simple, cutting-edge allocation tools or pre-built templates to personalize their investment strategy. Automated Execution aggregates liquidity and handles cross-chain rebalancing to initiate trades. Integrated Lending automatically optimizes yield by lending collateral through well-established, trusted and transparent DeFi lending protocols such as AAVE.
"Brian and I founded Glider out of frustration with the fragmented infrastructure that has long plagued crypto investment portfolios. Simple tasks like implementing and maintaining cross-chain strategies often result in hours of technical troubleshooting. Glider was built to eliminate that friction entirely, enabling precise, automated execution across networks. We are grateful to our investors for supporting Glider’s vision of making flawless execution the new standard for anyone with a market thesis to implement.” - Brian Huang
Glider is a tiny part of that movement, working to demystify the complexities that come with on-chain investment. Adaptive’s platform works in harmony on every layer. It provides a powerful and intuitive platform for everyday investors and a comprehensive API for business-to-business integrations.
“Onchain DeFi has plateaued. Many platforms offer the same basic functionality with no meaningful differentiation to users. Glider is DeFi’s next evolution, focused on simplicity and convenience, enabling anyone to trade onchain. We are grateful to be participating in the a16z CSX Spring Cohort, providing us with valuable partners who share our belief that sophisticated portfolios should be accessible to anyone, regardless of technical expertise.” - John Johnson
Glider’s all-in-one solution aims to eliminate the complexities that come with maintaining assets on several different networks. Through automation of critical processes paired with a single, collaborative platform, Glider aims to improve the investment experience for every user.
