Glenn Harwood — Dubai, UAE
Building the data layer for the $1.6 trillion used-car economy.
Australian entrepreneur. Co-Founder & CEO of AlgoDriven — automotive AI used by 1,000+ dealerships in 10 countries, acquired by Emergence in 2026. Commentator on the global car market for Asharq Bloomberg and Dubai Eye 103.8.
AI-powered vehicle valuation, appraisal, and data intelligence for the automotive industry — EvalExpert, DriveExpert, InspectExpert, APIs, and Residual Value Forecasting. The #1 appraisal software provider in Australia, analysing one in three used vehicles sold, and valuing US$25B+ of vehicles annually. Acquired by Emergence, backed by The Pritzker Organization, now expanding into the US and Latin America.
A fractional investment platform for collector and performance cars — bringing institutional structure and data-driven selection to an asset class with decades of demonstrated returns and low correlation to public markets.
Glenn Harwood is an Australian entrepreneur based in Dubai. He co-founded AlgoDriven in 2017 with Jaron Crossland, building the company into the leading automotive appraisal software provider in Australia and the MENA region before its acquisition by San Francisco-based Emergence in 2026 — one of the region's notable automotive-tech exits.
Before founding AlgoDriven, Glenn held senior automotive retail roles with BMW (AGMC, Dubai) and Mercedes-Benz in the UAE and Australia, and has been programming since childhood — a combination of commercial and technical depth that shaped AlgoDriven's product-first approach. He holds an MBA from IE Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from Bond University, and served as a startup mentor with the Oman Technology Fund. He is an active angel investor and advisor to early-stage technology companies.
He is a regular commentator on the global automotive market — electric vehicles, Chinese competition, luxury marques, and the used-car economy — for outlets including Asharq Bloomberg, Dubai Eye 103.8, and Dubai One TV. He co-hosts AutoTalk, the DubiCars automotive podcast, alongside DubiCars CEO Craig Stevens.
