# Clay funding: rounds and investors > Clay has raised $263M across 4 rounds since 2021. Investors include Meritech Capital Partners, CapitalG and Sequoia Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/clay (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Clay* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 18 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI IT Services Martech Robotics Raised 2 months ago Valuation: $5.0B, Mar 2026 Y Combinator: W21 [Featured in October 2026](https://millionrounds.com/featured/2026-10) Follow Clay and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fclay) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$263M** raised across 4 rounds since 2021, from 10 sources **$8.0M** Seed **$40M** Series B **$100M** Series C **$115M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $115M Sept 2026 - **Led by:** Wellington Management - **Investors:** 18 (3 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$8.0M** Seed **$40M** Series B **$100M** Series C **$115M** Series D - **First round:** Seed, $8.0M - **Biggest round:** $115M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 15 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Series D **$115M** *5 new* *4 returning* [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) [CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) [Conviction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction) [StepStone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone) [Perennial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perennial) Reported by BetaKit and 2 others - **Jun 2025** Series C **$100M** *7 new* *1 returning* [CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) Reported by Crunchbase News and 4 others SEC filing: $100M sold, first sale Jun 2025 - **Jan 2025** Series B **$40M** *1 new* [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) Lead Reported by AlleyWatch SEC filing: $40M sold, first sale Nov 2024 - **Aug 2021** Seed **$8.0M** *5 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) [Caffeinated Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caffeinated-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $3.1M sold, first sale May 2021 ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2021 **Series B** 2025 **Series C** 2025 **Series D** 2026 [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) L [CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) L [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) L [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1 [CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) Corporate VC **2** rounds, led 1 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **2** rounds [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **1** round [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) VC firm **1** round [Caffeinated Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caffeinated-capital) VC firm **1** round [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) VC firm **1** round [Conviction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction) VC firm **1** round [StepStone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone) Private equity **1** round [Perennial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perennial) Hedge fund **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=clay). ## Quick answers about Clay ### Who invested in Clay? Clay's investors include Meritech Capital Partners, CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, BoxGroup and Wellington Management, and 13 more on record. Wellington Management led its latest round. ### How much has Clay raised? Clay has raised $263M across 4 rounds since 2021. ### When did Clay last raise? Clay's most recent round was a Series D of $115M in Sept 2026, led by Wellington Management. ### What was Clay's biggest round? Its most recent round, $115M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Clay first? Clay's first round on record, in Aug 2021, was backed by General Catalyst, Slow Ventures and Forerunner Ventures and 2 others. ### What stage is Clay at? Clay's latest named round is a Series D, in Sept 2026. ### Where is Clay based? Clay is based in the United States. ### Who led Clay's rounds? Meritech Capital Partners led the Series B in 2025; CapitalG led the Series C in 2025; Wellington Management led the Series D in 2026. ## Companies like Clay In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app