Clay raises $115m at a $7.1bn valuation, more than double its 2025 price

Clay raised $115 million in a Series D funding round led by Wellington Management, boosting its valuation to $7.1 billion, more than double its 2025 valuation. The New York-based company offers an AI-driven platform that integrates CRM and external data to help sales and marketing teams automate prospecting and outreach. Clay serves over 17,000 customers, including major AI firms like Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, and is promoting a new role called 'GTM engineer' to expand its user base.