# Clay

> New York AI go-to-market platform — $115M Series D at $7.1B led by Wellington; last company ARR print is $100M in December 2025.

## Why it is interesting

September 9, 2026: $115 million Series D at $7.1 billion led by Wellington. That is 2.3× the August 2025 $3.1 billion Series C and 42% above the January 2026 $5 billion employee tender. The Series D announcement did not print current ARR. Clay’s January tender post said $100 million ARR in December 2025 and 14,000 customers; September claimed 17,000+ customers.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series D — $115M (September 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** $7.1B (September 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $215M
- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **Latest funding investors:** Wellington Management, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, BoxGroup

## Key facts

- Sep 9, 2026: $115M Series D at $7.1B; Wellington lead (Business Wire / Reuters); no ARR in the announcement
- Last company ARR print: $100M in December 2025 (January 2026 tender post)
- Customers: 17,000+ (Sep wire) vs 14,000 (Jan tender)
- Jan 2026 DST-led employee tender at $5B (up to $55M employee sales) is secondary
- Prior: $100M Series C at $3.1B (Aug 2025, CapitalG). No /fund/wellington

## Funding history

- Series D · $115M · September 2026
  Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/clay-raises-115m-to-be-the-ai-growth-engine-for-every-company
- Employee tender (secondary) · Up to $55M employee sales · January 2026
  Source: https://www.clay.com/blog/tender-offer-2026
- Series C · $100M · August 2025
  Source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/clay-valued-71-billion-latest-funding-round-ai-agent-startups-run-hot-2026-09-09/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/sequoia
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/box-group

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-9-10-investment-news-harvey-clay-covenant
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**Last updated:** September 10, 2026

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