Clay Raises $115M Series D at $7.1B Valuation

Clay, a New York-based AI go-to-market company, has raised $115 million in a Series D funding round at a $7.1 billion valuation. The company provides a platform that helps businesses identify ideal customers, monitor intent signals, and automate growth strategies through AI agents.

Investors

The round was led by Wellington, with participation from Sequoia, StepStone, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Perennial, Meritech, DST, CapitalG, BoxGroup, Boldstart, Bloomberg Beta, and Evolution.

Clay Use of Funds

The company plans to use the capital to further its mission of building an AI-powered growth engine and to support its newly announced $1 million scholarship fund, which is designed to train the next generation of go-to-market engineers.

About Clay

Founded in 2017 by Kareem Amin and Nicolae Rusan, with Varun Anand joining as a co-founder in 2021, Clay provides an AI-driven system that unifies internal business data with external signals to help teams execute growth workflows and build autonomous revenue systems. Headquartered in New York, the platform is currently used by over 17,000 customers.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://clay.com

Company: Clay
Raised: $115M
Round: Series D
Funding Date: September 9, 2026
Lead Investor: Wellington
Additional Investors: Sequoia, StepStone, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Perennial, Meritech, DST, CapitalG, BoxGroup, Boldstart, Bloomberg Beta, Evolution
Company Website: https://clay.com
Software Category: AI/GTM Infrastructure
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260909828345/en/Clay-Raises-%24115M-to-be-the-AI-Growth-Engine-for-Every-Company