Company
Glacier
Glacier is a San Francisco-based recycling robotics company developing AI-powered robotic systems that sort recyclable materials at material recovery…
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Status
- active
- Funding
- $16.0M
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 6 days ago
Last verified change
Overview
Glacier is a San Francisco-based recycling robotics company developing AI-powered robotic systems that sort recyclable materials at material recovery facilities. Backed by Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, Glacier raised $16M in Series A funding to deploy its affordable AI robots that combine computer vision with robotics to improve recovery rates and bale purity.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (2)
- Rebecca Hu Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Areeb Malik Co-Founder & CTOsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Rebecca Hucofounder
- Areeb Malikcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Glacier.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Glacier in third-party press
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
- ZenRobotics2 models
- ABB Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2025-06-01
$16M(reported)
Investors: Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, New Enterprise Associates
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Glacier?
- Glacier is a San Francisco-based recycling robotics company developing AI-powered robotic systems that sort recyclable materials at material recovery facilities. Backed by Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, Glacier raised $16M in Series A funding to deploy its affordable AI robots that combine computer vision with robotics to improve recovery rates and bale purity.
- Where is Glacier based?
- Glacier is based in San Francisco, CA, USA.
- What does Glacier make?
- Glacier has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Glacier Sortation Robot (Glacier builds physical robots).
- Where does Glacier operate robots?
- Glacier is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Glacier safe?
- Glacier has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Glacier.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
- ZenRobotics2 models
- ABB Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Glacier from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Amazon-backed Glacier Raises $16 Million to Deploy AI and Robots to Boost Recycling
Glacier raised $16M in Series A funding with Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund participating, to deploy AI-powered sorting robots at recycling facilities.
AI robots from startup Glacier are sorting waste in Seattle
Glacier's AI robots are sorting waste at recycling facilities in Seattle, demonstrating the deployment of affordable robotic sorting systems beyond California.
Glacier advances recycling with AI robots and real-time insights
Glacier leverages affordable AI robotics to help recyclers improve recovery rates, enhance bale purity, and unlock new value from the waste stream.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/glacier.md
- RSS feed: /companies/glacier/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2fe18d59-cc30-4ffb-a1fc-da52479afaf2
- Revision history: /companies/glacier/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
- ZenRobotics2 models
- ABB Robotics1 model
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
3.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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