Who Owns Globant?

Four friends founded Globant in a Buenos Aires bar in 2003. Martin Migoya, Guibert Englebienne, Martin Umaran, and Nestor Nocetti pitched an idea that seemed improbable at the time: build a world-class software services company from Argentina, then recovering from economic collapse, serving clients in the United States and Europe.

Early clients came fast relative to expectations. EMC, Google, and others bought engineering teams in Argentina's time zone with strong technical talent at post-crisis costs. The founders organized delivery around Studios, small specialized teams focused on technologies or industries, an organizational model the company still markets.

Globant expanded across Latin America through the late 2000s, then globally. The 2014 NYSE IPO gave it capital and visibility, and a long acquisition streak followed: more than 30 companies bought to add design (L4 Digital), UX, data, gaming, and regional scale. Key deals included Clarice Technologies in India, Avanxo and Belatrix in Latin America, and media streaming specialist Lumen.

The Disney relationship became the brand's signature credential. Globant built engineering capacity for Disney's parks and digital products, and by 2025 Disney was among its largest clients alongside Google, Electronic Arts, and major banks and airlines.

Revenue grew from under $100 million at IPO to $2.455 billion in 2025, up 8.4 percent, with about 28,800 employees across more than 30 countries. Recent years have brought the industry's slowdown: growth decelerated from the 20-plus percent rates of the post-pandemic boom, margins compressed, and the company launched AI product offerings including Globant Enterprise AI to defend positioning in the generative AI services market.