# Clerky

> YC S11 legal-paperwork platform for high-growth startups and the attorneys who represent them.

## Why it is interesting

August 26, 2026: Clerky said it has agreed to join Stripe. No price. The post does not describe the deal as closed. Same month Stripe announced OpenRouter ($7.5B is still press and that deal is also not closed).

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** other
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** fintech, developer-tools
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31

## Key facts

- Aug 26, 2026: agreed to join Stripe; no price; not described as closed
- YC Summer 2011
- Company: 23% of SV seed/pre-seed financings; >$140B aggregate VC (company claims)
- Same month as Stripe–OpenRouter announcement (also not closed; $7.5B is NYT)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/y-combinator

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-clerky-joins-stripe
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-31-investment-news-adaptyv-clerky-metrics
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-vc-news
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-stripe-openrouter-7b-reported

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**Last updated:** August 31, 2026

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