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📝 Clay raises at $3B Valuation
Liam Gill
June 17, 2025
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Clay, an AI-driven sales automation startup, has reportedly raised a Series C round at a $3 billion valuation. Led by CapitalG, the round would come just weeks after a $1.5 billion employee-led secondary sale backed by Sequoia. Founded in 2017 and pivoting into sales tech a few years ago, Clay helps teams automate go-to-market strategies, discover leads, and craft personalized outreach, serving customers from OpenAI to HubSpot. With plans for regular tender offers to reward employees, Clay is carving out space in a crowded field alongside ZoomInfo, Apollo, and Lusha. Its rise highlights the growing appetite for AI-powered tools that not only scale outreach but also elevate the human element behind the pitch.
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