Overview
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].
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. [7]
Business address: 119 N 11th St, New York, New York, 11249. [11]
Growth & traction
Forbes describes Clay as a $5 billion-valued startup building AI-powered spreadsheets for sales teams. [8]
Named to Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2024 list as a New York City-based AI assistant company. [9]
Funding & milestones
1 events found for Clay
- Undated
Series BVenture / equityDetails$40M
Reported amount $40,000,000
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Leadership & org chart
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4 alumniIn the news
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Clay’s Kareem Amin on the rise of the GTM engineerClay Co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin joins the AI Stage to discuss the rise of GTM engineer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register for your ticket and get a second pass at 50% off.
TechCrunch AI · Oct 2, 2026
- Anthropic, Gamma, and Clay share what happens when enterprises actually deploy AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026Anthropic, Clay, and Gamma on what it takes for an AI product to go beyond the demo at the AI Stage at TechCrunchDisrupt 2026. Register to join and get 50% off a second pass.
- #NYCtech Week in Review: 9/6/26 – 9/12/2612 new deals and $696.1M+ invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending September 12, 2026 featuring news for Rightway Healthcare, Forus, and Clay, and much, much more.
AlleyWatch · Sep 14, 2026
- The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/9/2026The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/9/2026 featuring funding details for Rightway Healthcare, Clay, and much more.
Alumni 1 went on to found or lead
Stefan KollenbergGTM Engineer→Founder at SK Consulting
Backers
Sequoia Capital
Venture capital firm backing founders across AI, healthcare, retail and other sectors from early stage through growth.
BoxGroup
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.
NYC-based seed-stage venture capital firm
First Round Capital
Early-stage venture capital firm partnering with founders at the very beginning of company creation
Boldstart Ventures
New York pre-seed and seed firm backing technical founders from inception through pre-product rounds
- MCMeritech Capital Partners
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