{
  "id": 6774541,
  "title": "Clay Raises $115 Million To Build AI Sales Teams for B2B Sales Growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/clay-raises-115-million-to-build-ai-sales-teams-for-b2b-sales-growth",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:06:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ventureburn",
    "slug": "ventureburn",
    "url": "https://ventureburn.com/clay-raises-115-million-to-build-ai-sales-teams/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York-based startup Clay has raised $115 million in a recent Series D round to develop AI-powered sales teams for businesses. The round was led by Wellington Management, with participation from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, StepStone, Perennial, CapitalG, and more. The company's valuation has now soared to $7.1 billion, more than doubling its worth from $3.1 billion in August 2025 after a $100 million raise.\n\nFounded in 2017, Clay initially began as a tool for compiling B2B company data. It subsequently built software for personalized marketing campaigns. Today, Clay is constructing AI agents that actively grow businesses. The platform examines a company's customer list, product usage, emails, calls, and even news events like funding rounds or hiring activities. Based on this information, the AI determines which contacts to target, what messages to deliver, and when to send them. This results in personalized outreach, identification of interested parties, promotion of new features, and automated email sending.\n\nCEO Kareem Amin describes Clay's technology as a self-learning revenue engine. The more the AI operates, the deeper its understanding of the business and customers becomes, leading to enhanced performance. Clay has also coined the term \"GTM Engineers,\" short for Go-To-Market, referring to individuals who oversee growth initiatives. The company's revenue is rapidly expanding, with CEO Amin projecting annualized revenue of around $200 million this quarter, up from $100 million last year. By year-end, they anticipate reaching $240 million, with the figure doubling in the following year.\n\nClay's profitability was achieved on a short-term basis this year, while maintaining low operational costs. The new funding will be used to further develop AI agents and expand the company. Additionally, Clay announced a $1 million scholarship fund to train more GTM Engineers, and will showcase new products at their user conference \"Sculpt\" on October 8 in San Francisco. The startup's AI technology is increasingly being adopted by other companies, such as Anthropic, Airbnb, and DoorDash, demonstrating the growing interest in AI-driven growth solutions.",
  "summary": "Finding customers takes forever. Sales teams spend most of their day chasing leads and writing emails one by one. As AI gets better, companies want to know if they can The post Clay Raises $115 Million To Build AI Sales Teams for B2B Sales Growth appeared first on Ventureburn .",
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