Clado, a Toronto and San Francisco–based AI-powered mass-recruitment startup, has raised $2 million USD in a Seed round.
Investors
The round, structured as SAFEs, includes investment from Valor Equity Partners and a dozen angel investors, among them Salesforce president and chief strategy officer David Schmaier.
Clado Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to scale its AI recruitment platform and support rapid growth, including expanding its client base and improving its people-search algorithms.
About Clado
Founded in 2024 by Eric Mao, Tom Zheng, Rohin Arya, and Jefferson Ding, Clado leverages artificial intelligence to streamline large-scale recruiting and sales operations. The company provides an AI-powered people-search and data-enrichment platform designed for deep professional research. Clado deploys over 100,000 AI agents to help teams find detailed information on potential hires and prospects. Its clients include firms specializing in AI and data labeling.
Funding Details
Company: Clado
Raised: $2.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: May 2025
Lead Investor: Valor Equity Partners
Additional Investors: David Schmaier
Company Website: https://www.clado.ai/
Software Category: AI Recruitment / People Search
Source: https://betakit.com/team-of-toronto-talent-unites-after-y-combinator-to-build-clado/