A new AI startup co-founded by serial tech investor David Sacks has launched after operating in stealth since 2021. The startup, named Glue, has developed a platform that integrates ChatGPT with collaboration apps like Slack.
Glue's platform allows users to select the underlying large language model and invite colleagues to collaborate on projects. The platform connects to external sources, enabling users to work jointly with their “virtual team member.” The startup claims its platform is more user-friendly than Slack’s, as it does not require users to join every channel to access needed information. Instead, topic-focused conversations or “Glues” can be shared with other users, similar to how ChatGPT stores user conversations.
Currently, Glue supports OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude 3, with plans to add more models in the future. The platform also integrates with Github, Google Meet, and Zoom, and the company plans to extend support to Google Drive, Sentry, and ClickUp.
Glue has not been fully released yet, but there is a waitlist available for interested users. David Sacks co-founded Glue with Evan Owen, former head of engineering at Zinc. The pair previously collaborated at Yammer, the workplace social media site acquired by Microsoft in 2013.
“Even before the launch of large language models, there was a growing consensus that channels don't scale with growing teams,” said Owen. “With Glue, we’ve set threads free from the shackles of channels and created the most natural way for AI to work alongside us as a teammate. The result is focused, precise, and productive conversations.”
"Every time there’s a major paradigm shift, a new communication tool emerges. In the era of AI, Glue is that tool," said Sacks. “Glue is our answer to channel fatigue and the new home for AI at work.”
