Clay is an artificial intelligence go-to-market platform headquartered in Brooklyn, New York[10]. Founded in 2017 by Kareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, and Varun Anand[2], the company builds AI-assisted creative tools for growth teams conducting customer research and outbound sales[2]. Clay's platform makes AI-powered spreadsheets for sales and go-to-market teams, enriching and acting on prospect data[9]. The company's AI research agents, called Claygents, enrich data and automate outbound sales workflows[10].
Clay has experienced significant valuation growth. The company raised $40 million in January 2025 at a $1.25 billion valuation[4], and was subsequently valued at $3.1 billion in an August 2025 funding round[1]. Clay was named to Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2024 list[8], and is led by co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin[9].
Funding
- Series B, $40M
with Meritech Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital, boldstart ventures, BoxGroup, First Round Capital
Leadership & org chart
Alumni
Alumni 1 went on to found or lead
- Stefan KollenbergGTM Engineer→Founder at SK Consulting
Funding history
Traction
Product
- Clay makes AI-powered spreadsheets for sales and go-to-market teams, enriching and acting on prospect data; it is led by co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin.[9]
Backers
Boldstart Ventures
New York pre-seed and seed firm backing technical founders from inception through pre-product rounds
BoxGroup
NYC-based seed-stage venture capital firm
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, typically committing up to $1 million per company.
First Round Capital
Early-stage venture capital firm partnering with founders at the very beginning of company creation
- FMeritech Capital Partners
Sequoia Capital
Venture capital firm backing founders across AI, healthcare, retail and other sectors from early stage through growth.
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