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Clay

About Clay

Clay is a platform that helps users manage their professional relationships and networks more effectively. It leverages data to provide insights and facilitate connections, making it easier for individuals to maintain and grow their networks.

Business Information
Target Customers
professionals entrepreneurs small businesses
Industry Categories
Professional Services & B2B Marketplaces Data, Analytics, Data Science Messaging & Communications
Business Model
Revenue Model SaaS
Pricing Strategy Freemium with premium features
Sales Channels direct, online marketing
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Series B Jul 07, 2025 $40.0M Sequoia Capital, First Round
Series C Jun 13, 2025 Undisclosed BCapitalGroup
Seed Jun 12, 2025 $8.0M Forerunner Ventures, General Catalyst, slow +2 more
Founders
K
Kareem Amin

Co-Founder & CEO

N
Nicolae Rusan

Founder & CEO

V
Varun

Co-Founder & CEO

Investors
B
BCapitalGroup

Venture Capital

F
First Round

Venture Capital

F
Forerunner Ventures

Venture Capital

G
General Catalyst

Venture Capital

S
Sequoia Capital

Venture Capital

s
slow

Angel Investor

Recent Mentions
bayareawriter
Mary Ann Azevedo @bayareawriter
Jun 12, 2025

Clay has raised a total of $8M in funding, per @Crunchbase. The company raised that capital in a 2021 seed round led by Forerunner Ventures that also included participation from General Catalyst, Slow Ventures, Caffeinated Capital and Notation Capital. https://t.co/Z5JLUDiqJm

TechCrunch
TechCrunch @TechCrunch
Jun 13, 2025

Clay's rapid rise since pivoting to equipping marketers and sales teams with AI has resulted in a fresh round of Series C funding bringing their valuation to around $3B, as @MTemkin exclusively has learned. https://t.co/2jjVqXF3eX

raisingfi
Raising.fi @raisingfi
Jun 16, 2025

New Raise 🏛️ Company: Clay 🔗 Website: https://t.co/HTyMVRe8yE 📊 Amount: $3 Billion 🔄 Round: Series C 🧮 Valuation: $3 Billion ⚙️ Industry: Technology, AI, Software & SaaS

TradedVC
Traded: Venture Capital @TradedVC
Jun 16, 2025

Clay, a New York-based sales automation startup led by co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin, has raised a Series C round at a reported $3 billion valuation, with CapitalG leading the investment. This follows a recen... https://t.co/JyoecpoJE4

Investclubsv
Silicon Valley Investclub @Investclubsv
Jun 16, 2025

Clay (@clay_gtm) has raised a Series C round at a valuation of around $3 billion, with CapitalG leading the investment. Clay (@clay_gtm), headquartered in New York, New York, United States, was founded in 2017 by Kareem Amin (@kareemamin), Nicolae Rusan (@NicolaeRusan), and Varun https://t.co/793le4uehw

JohnDOKeeffe
John O'Keeffe 🍪 @JohnDOKeeffe
Jul 07, 2025

33. Truveta (@truveta) - $1B Genomic research powerhouse. Raised $320M. Investors include Microsoft, Regeneron CVCs. 34. Clay - (@ClayHQ) - $1.25B AI for sales workflows. $40M Series B. $100M+ total raised. Investors: Sequoia and First Round.