Clay, a New York-based sales automation startup, has secured $100 million in a Series C funding round led by CapitalG, the investment arm of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. The round brings Clay’s valuation to $3.1 billion. Other notable investors participating in the round include Meritech Capital, Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, BoxGroup, Boldstart, and Sapphire Ventures.
Clay provides AI-powered tools designed to support sales representatives and marketing professionals. Its client list includes industry leaders such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Canva, Ripping, Google, Figma, Reddit, Perplexity, Uber, Webflow, and Intercom.
The platform grants users access to over 130 premium data sources and AI research tools, while also automating growth workflows to help convert insights into revenue.
Clay co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin stated that the company expects to generate $100 million in revenue by the end of the year—three times the amount it achieved at the end of last year.
Amin also shared that the team plans to launch new tools that allow users to scan sales receipts and video call data from potential clients.
With this latest investment, Clay aims to accelerate product development. The company is currently working on a new signal-based feature that will help sales reps identify the optimal times to reach out to prospects.
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