Reinventing transitions at scale.
At Glowstep, we’re building Europe’s resilience layer which combines human empathy with AI intelligence to help people and organisations move through change with clarity, confidence, and care.
Our story
Every career has turning points. Ours started with one.
We started Glowstep after living through the messiness of layoffs ourselves.
What began as a small support network has become a European platform for career resilience — connecting AI, guidance, and community to help both people and companies handle change better.
The problem
Work is changing faster than we can keep up.
Glowstep began as a simple workshop for people in transition — a safe space to reflect, reset, and regain direction. But we quickly saw the need for more: a companion for every stage of the journey.
Across Europe:
• 20M+ people are actively job seeking (2024).
• 1 in 4 workers is over 55, driving a retirement wave.
• AI and automation are rewriting job definitions daily.
• Companies are cutting costs while trying to stay resilient.
Transitions are constant — yet true support systems are rare.
The opportunity
Every exit is a moment of loss, or of learning.
Change doesn’t have to mean loss.
When people leave, organisations lose experience, context, and connection. Glowstep captures those insights — turning departures into opportunities for learning, reskilling, and knowledge continuity.
The solution
A human-centred ecosystem for transitions.
We’re building the bridge between personal reinvention and organisational resilience.
For individuals:
• Kym, our AI companion, guides jobseekers through transition — from skills mapping to storytelling and job search.
For organisations:
• Kym B2B helps employers handle layoffs responsibly while retaining critical knowledge through AI-facilitated handovers.
Both powered by our Transition Intelligence Graph — a learning network connecting skills, stories, and continuity.
The market
Two urgent markets. One connected mission.
We’re meeting a dual market with one shared data foundation.
B2C: 20M+ active jobseekers across Europe (≈€2B market).
B2B: €4B+ spent annually on outplacement and knowledge-retention services.
Consumer data enriches our enterprise insights — and enterprise access helps us reach every individual in transition.
Why now?
Europe stands at the edge of a workforce reset.
The question isn’t if transitions will happen — it’s how well we handle them.
Automation is reshaping skills
1 in 4 workers is over 55.
Restructurings are multiplying.
Glowstep meets this moment with scalable, human-centred technology that turns disruption into progress.
Traction
Proof of concept, powered by community
3 workshop formats tested with 100+ jobseekers.
Early B2B conversations with HR and outplacement partners.
Kym beta launched with core features: CV Labs, Story Builder, Interview Kit, Skills Map.
Preparing first outplacement and knowledge-continuity pilots with organisations managing restructuring and retirements.
Meet the Team
Meng Li Wong
Founder
Engineering leader with 20+ years at IBM, SAP, and global startups.
Yasmina Haryono
Co-founder
Design and product leader with 15+ years shaping teams and experiences at SmartRecruiters, Yara, and Philips.
Together, we’re building a future where career change feels supported, not scary.
We’re building the resilience layer for the future of work.
Glowstep’s long-term vision is to power AI-enabled outplacement, knowledge retention, and workforce reinvention — turning every career disruption into an opportunity for growth.
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