# Clay Labs

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/clay-labs

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.clay.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $311M
- Latest round: Series D (Sep 9, 2026)
- Investors on record: 16

## About

Based in Based in New York, US, founded in 2017, Clay Labs Inc. is a provider of an AI-powered go-to-market platform that enables sales and revenue teams to automate prospecting, customer research, data enrichment, and outreach workflows by integrating data sources, automation tools, and AI agents into a unified workspace. The company was co-founded by Kareem Amin (CEO as of 2026), Nicolae Rusan and Varun Anand. In September 2026, Clay Labs Inc. raised USD 115 million in series D funding led by Wellington Management, with participation from StepStone, A16z Perennial Management, DST Global, Bloomberg Beta,Evolution Capital, Sequoia, Meritech Capital Partners, CapitalG, BoxGroup, Boldstart Ventures.

The company provides a platform that offers a range of tools and features tailored to various aspects of sales and marketing. The firm’s platform allows users to build targeted lead lists by importing data from their CRM or prospecting from over 10 sources available within Clay. Caly Labs’ tools utilize multiple data providers to enhance the quality of contact information, firmographics, and other essential details. 
The company’s capabilities extend to automating both inbound and outbound processes that connect to web forms to automatically enrich incoming data. In addition, Clay's AI research agent automates manual research tasks, such as visiting domains to find case studies or verify compliance, further saving time and resources. The platform's integrations with CRM systems like Salesforce, HubSpot, and others.

The startup generates revenue through its subscription plans, which include the starter plan for USD 149, the explorer plan for USD 349, the pro plan for USD 800, and the enterprise plan for customized pricing.

The company plans to use the September 2026 funding to expand its artificial intelligence-powered go-to-market platform, develop growth agents and self-learning revenue automation capabilities, and support training initiatives for engineers through its new scholarship program.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Sep 9, 2026, $115M — Meritech Capital Partners, Sequoia, Wellington Management, StepStone, DST Global, Boldstart Ventures, BoxGroup, Bloomberg Beta, Evolution Capital, CapitalG, A16z Perennial Management
- Series C, Aug 5, 2025, $100M — Meritech Capital Partners, Hong Shan, First Round Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, BoxGroup, CapitalG
- Series C, Apr 9, 2025, $0.3M — Meritech Capital Partners, Hong Shan, First Round Capital, Boldstart Ventures, BoxGroup, CapitalG, Maple VC
- Series B, Nov 15, 2024, $36M — Meritech Capital Partners, Hong Shan, First Round Capital, Boldstart Ventures, BoxGroup
- Series B, Jun 27, 2024, $46M — Meritech Capital Partners, Hong Shan, First Round Capital, Boldstart Ventures, BoxGroup, Surge
- Series A, Jun 1, 2019, $14M — Hong Shan
- Seed, Jun 1, 2017 — Maple VC
- Seed, date not disclosed — First Round Capital

## Investors

- First Round Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/first-round-capital) — Seed, Series B, Series C
- Maple VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/maple-vc) — Seed, Series C
- Hong Shan — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Meritech Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/meritech-capital-partners) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Boldstart Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/boldstart-ventures) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- BoxGroup (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/boxgroup) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Surge (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/surge) — Series B
- CapitalG (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/capitalg) — Series C, Series D
- Sapphire Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sapphire-ventures) — Series C
- Sequoia (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sequoia) — Series D
- Wellington Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/wellington-management) — Series D
- StepStone (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/stepstone) — Series D
- DST Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dst-global) — Series D
- Bloomberg Beta (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bloomberg-beta) — Series D
- Evolution Capital — Series D
- A16z Perennial Management — Series D