Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 98.8%·next run
- Clay ranks #25 of 59 in Sales Engagement with an AI visibility score of 2.9 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
- Clay's visibility fell 1.5 points since the previous weekly run.
- Clay is most visible on Perplexity (5.9) and least on Google AI Mode (0).
- AI engines name Clay in 9 of the 60 Sales Engagement buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
- clay.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Clay, with 8 citations.
About
Company details for Clay
Clay is an AI-powered go-to-market platform that combines data from many providers, workflow automation and AI research agents. Teams build GTM plays on a visual canvas using clicks, code or chat, then launch them through integrations with CRM, email and ad tools. Clay also sells access to a data marketplace of 200+ data and AI vendors under one contract. It ranks #25 of 59 in Sales Engagement on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 2.9 in the latest weekly run.
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, NY, United States, the company employs 1,001–5,000 people. Its differentiator: combines data from 200+ providers and AI agents in one visual workflow canvas that teams can build and reuse.
- Website
- clay.com
- Categories
- Sales Engagement, AI Agents
- Company size
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York City, NY, United States
- Founded
- 2017
- Company type
- Private, venture-backed
- Funding
- Series B Expansion
- Customers
- 16,000 · per clay.com/customers
- Pricing
- Free; paid from $167 / mo · usage-based
- Free trial
- Free plan available
- Compliance
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA
- Support
- Priority support queue on Growth plan, Dedicated Slack channel on Enterprise plan, Dedicated growth strategist on Enterprise plan
Read from linkedin.com, clay.com, g2.com, siliconvalleyinvestclub.com, techcrunch.com · refreshed Nov 2, 2026.
AI visibility
Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.
Clay lost 1.5 points over 1 weekly run in Sales Engagement. HubSpot leads the category at 55.6%.
Media
Website and product screenshots for Clay
AI mentions & citations
Recent answers that name Clay
Products & features
What Clay sells
Data marketplace
One contract to buy data from 200+ data and AI vendors, with waterfall enrichment across providers.
Claygent
Clay's AI agent with access to web research, used to generate custom data points.
Agents
GTM agents that research accounts, score leads and draft personalized outreach.
Visual workflows
A visual canvas for building, testing and reusing GTM plays.
Audiences
Combines enrichments, signals and CRM data into audiences for sales and ad campaigns.
Clay Sequencer
Email sequencing built into Clay, with domains and emails available on higher plans.
Target market & buyers
GTM teams from startups to the largest enterprises.
Notable customers include OpenAI, Anthropic, Canva, Intercom, Rippling, Figma, Lovable, Verkada.
| Industry | Primary use case |
|---|---|
| Software & AI | Outbound prospecting, CRM enrichment and account research (for example OpenAI, Anthropic, Rippling, Figma). |
| Physical Security | TAM sourcing, CRM enrichment and ABM campaigns (Verkada). |
| Professional Services | Account research, prospecting and TAM sourcing (demandDrive). |
| Cybersecurity | Prospecting (Saviynt). |
Funding & recent developments
Funding
| Round | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2017 | $3M |
| Series C | 2025 | $100M |
| Series D | 2026 | $115M |
| Series B | — | $46M |
| Series B Expansion | — | $40M |
| Latest known round | Total raised |
|---|---|
| Series B Expansion | — |
Recent developments
- Sep 2026FundingClay raises $115M Series D
Series D led by Wellington Management with participation from Sequoia, a16z and others, lifting post-money valuation to $7.1B.
- Sep 2026CompanyClay announces $1 million scholarship fund to train GTM engineers
Clay announced a $1 million scholarship fund to train GTM engineers.
- Mar 2026ProductClay overhauls pricing
Three self-serve plans were collapsed into two, and billing was split into Data Credits and Actions.
- Aug 2025FundingClay raises $100M Series C
Series C of $100M at a $3.1B post-money valuation, led by CapitalG.
Competitive landscape
How Clay compares with its top three alternatives
Clay most often appears alongside HubSpot, Apollo, Salesloft in AI answers.
Pricing
Usage-based pricing with a free plan
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Clay AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/clay, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.