# Clerk

> Drop-in authentication, user management, and session handling for web and mobile apps.

## Why it is interesting

Clerk won developer mindshare for polished auth UX — CRV and Menlo joined a16z across B and C rounds as identity becomes critical for AI agents too.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** developer-tools, cybersecurity, enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series C (Oct 2025): $50M led by Menlo Ventures and Anthropic Anthology Fund (Clerk blog)
- Series B (Jan 2024): $30M led by CRV with a16z and Stripe strategic investment (TechCrunch)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/crv
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/menlo-ventures

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/clerk