2026-09-10 · Fuente：SiliconANGLE
The AI sales automation startup's valuation climbs $2.1 billion as Alphabet's CapitalG, Sequoia and Meritech join a round led by Wellington Management.
Clay Labs Inc., which builds artificial intelligence software designed to boost the productivity of business-to-business sales teams, has raised $115 million in a Series D funding round that values the company at $7.1 billion. Wellington Management led the investment, which the company announced. Alphabet Inc.'s growth-stage CapitalG fund joined the round, as did Sequoia, Meritech and several other investors.
The financing marks a substantial step up for the sales automation company: its new $7.1 billion valuation represents a $2.1 billion increase. The nine-figure check at the Series D stage reflects the scale of capital that AI application startups continue to command from institutional backers.
Clay's focus is the business-to-business sales workflow, where its AI tooling is aimed at making sales teams more productive. That positioning places the company on the application side of the AI market, selling productivity gains directly to revenue-generating teams rather than compute or models themselves. The ability to close a Series D of this size — and to secure a valuation in the multibillion-dollar range — marks Clay as one of the more prominent beneficiaries of investor interest in enterprise AI software.
The makeup of the syndicate is itself notable. Wellington Management brings the backing of a major traditional asset manager, while CapitalG's participation ties the round to Alphabet Inc., whose growth-stage fund has taken a stake. Sequoia and Meritech, both established venture firms, round out a list that also includes several other investors.
For Clay, the $115 million provides fresh capital to build on its position in AI-powered sales automation. For its backers, the $7.1 billion valuation represents a wager that artificial intelligence applied directly to business-to-business sales productivity can support a company of considerable scale.
Etiquetas: Clay Labs · Series D Funding · Sales Automation · B2B Sales · Enterprise AI
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