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Clay

Data and AI research for go-to-market teams.

https://www.clay.com

What it is

Clay pulls data on companies and people from more than 100 providers and lets AI agents research each lead. Sales and marketing teams build targeted lists and personalised outreach from it.

Why it grew

Its users teach other users. Templates, courses and local clubs spread the method and created a new job title: the GTM engineer. More than 10,000 customers use it.

Founders
Kareem Amin (CEO) and Varun Anand
Founded
2017
Headquarters
New York
Growth engine
Community and education
Pricing
Subscriptions priced in credits that are spent on data and AI actions.

Revenue milestones

  • Early 2026: $100M reported · tripled in a year (SaaSRise)

Funding and deals

  • Aug 2025: Series C · $100M led by CapitalG, $3.1B valuation (Business Wire)
  • Sep 2026: Series D · $115M, $7.1B valuation (SaaSRise)

Latest news

  1. 2026-10-02: $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation (SaaSRise)
  2. 2025-08-05: $100M Series C at $3.1B led by CapitalG to grow GTM engineering (Business Wire)
  3. 2025-08-05: Valuation doubles in six months (Crunchbase News)

Last researched 2026-11-02.