MoneyThe story, in brief
Sales automation startup Clay boosts valuation to $7.1B in $115M funding round
$7.1B. Clay just closed $115M as the sales-automation AI category shows real unit economics.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
A major funding round for an AI-native B2B sales tool signals investor confidence in agentic workflow automation as a defensible, revenue-generating category — and the valuation jump ($2.1B in 9 months) shows the pace of AI software scaling.
The key facts
5 to know$115M Series D funding round
$7.1B post-money valuation (up from $5B previously)
Led by Wellington Management with CapitalG, Sequoia, Meritech participation
Clay focuses on AI-powered B2B sales automation and team productivity
Valuation increase of $2.1B in recent period
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Publisher excerpt: Clay Labs Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to make business-to-business sales teams more productive, today announced that it has raised $115 million in funding. Wellington Management led the Series D round. It was joined by Alphabet Inc.’s growth-stage CapitalG fund, Sequoia, Meritech…