Why Clay matters
Clay raised a $115 million Series D led by Wellington Management on September 9, 2026, at a $7.1 billion valuation, more than double the $3.1 billion set by its August 2025 Series C. It now serves more than 17,000 customers, up from 10,000 a year earlier, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Stripe and Siemens. Sacra estimates ARR reached $150 million in May 2026.
The number$115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation on September 9, 2026; customer count passed 17,000
On The Agentic 80
Listed under Sales and marketing agents. Agents that research, prospect, qualify, and follow up.
Quick answers
- What does Clay do?
- Go-to-market data platform that enriches lead lists and runs AI research and outreach agents. Clay raised a $115 million Series D led by Wellington Management on September 9, 2026, at a $7.1 billion valuation, more than double the $3.1 billion set by its August 2025 Series C.
- What AI capabilities does Clay offer?
- Clay offers Claygent, an AI research agent that searches the web and internal tables to answer account and contact questions for sales teams. The platform enriches lead lists from many data providers, uses AI prompts to classify records and draft fields, and sends results to CRM and outreach tools so go-to-market users can research prospects and prepare personalized outreach.
- Why is Clay on The Agentic 80?
- Clay is listed under Sales and marketing agents. Agents that research, prospect, qualify, and follow up. $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation on September 9, 2026; customer count passed 17,000.
- Where is Clay based, and who owns it?
- Clay is based in New York, NY, was founded in 2017 and is private, Series D.