Glider, a crypto investment platform that automates portfolio management across networks, today announced the public launch of its platform. Backed by a16z CSX, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Ventures and others, Glider exits private beta after processing more than 500,000 transactions and building a 250,000-person waitlist. The platform enables users to build and manage diversified crypto portfolios that automatically rebalance across multiple blockchains, all while remaining fully non-custodial.
Founded in 2024 by Brian Huang (Anchorage, XTX Markets, MIT) and John Johnson (0x/Matcha, Anagram), Glider solves one of crypto’s biggest problems: fragmented, complex infrastructure. Instead of writing smart contracts, managing gas, or juggling multi-step transactions, investors can simply set their strategy within the user-friendly interface and allow Glider to handle execution. Wallets and exchanges can also integrate Glider through a single API to offer automated, self-balancing portfolios to their users.
“Your assets should work for you,” said Brian Huang, CEO and co-founder of Glider. “Glider executes your portfolio strategy around the clock so you can focus on ideas, not transactions. We see this as the next evolution of DeFi — leveraging programmable money to drive efficiency and automation, eliminating frictions like gas, wallet management, and bridging."
“Glider takes the sophistication of institutional portfolio management and puts it in the hands of everyday investors,” said Lily Liu, co-founder of Anagram and president of the Solana Foundation. “It’s a rare mix of technical depth and product clarity that will define the next chapter of onchain finance.”
Glider provides AI-based automation tools while still enabling users to maintain direct ownership of their assets, a fundamental shift in how current crypto investment services operate through managed products. This approach ensures users never relinquish control over their assets while gaining capabilities previously available only to institutional investors, such as instant liquidity, participation in governance votes, and earning staking rewards. It also shields users from risks such as hacks, insolvency issues, or asset freezes. For institutional users, this also simplifies compliance since assets never leave their control.
“The irony of DeFi is that it’s still inaccessible — either too complex or too centralized,” said John Johnson, co-founder of Glider. “Glider is building a future where all assets trade onchain, and where the next-gen crypto investor won’t know they’re using blockchain; they’ll just know their portfolio rebalances itself and they never lost custody.”
Glider’s initial launch supports crypto portfolios, but its infrastructure is built for the tokenized future, setting the foundation for the growing market for real-world assets. As assets from treasuries to real estate move onchain, Glider will let investors manage everything from Bitcoin to stocks in one automated portfolio.
Glider is now open to retail and institutional investors worldwide. For more information, please visit glider.fi.
About Glider
Glider is a crypto investment platform that automates portfolio management across multiple blockchains. By eliminating technical barriers, Glider makes sophisticated portfolio strategies accessible to everyone by turning market views into live, intelligent portfolios. Founded in 2024 by Brian Huang and John Johnson, with a team from Coinbase, MetaMask, 0x, and more, Glider represents the next step in crypto investing: seamless, automated, and built for conviction. Learn more at glider.fi.
