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Clay: what it sells, price and AI features

Clay is on 2 Newsprint research maps: the social monitoring map and the AI revenue operations software map. We record 9 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Oct. 27, 2026.

Updated . Launches and events from April 18, 2025 to Oct. 27, 2026.

GTM data and workflow platform whose Signals product monitors LinkedIn, Reddit, and YouTube content for brand, competitor, and lead activity. Clay documents official LinkedIn Community Management API access for brand mentions. Source: clay.com.

Site
clay.com
Founded
2017
Category
LinkedIn and people data
Status
Active

On the research maps

  • The social monitoring map

    GTM data and workflow platform whose Signals product monitors LinkedIn, Reddit, and YouTube content for brand, competitor, and lead activity. Clay documents official LinkedIn Community Management API access for brand mentions. Source: clay.com.

    Category
    LinkedIn and people data
    Price
    Free $0; month-to-month Launch starts at $185 and Growth at $495. Annualized cards show $167 and $446. The live pricing page shows 3,000 Launch data credits, while billing documentation still says 2,500.
    Platforms
    LinkedIn
    Scale
    Enterprise incumbent: nine-figure revenue or public-company scale (Company stated it surpasses $100M ARR (Jan 2026 tender offer at $5B valuation).)
    Founded
    2017

    Sources: clay.com, clay.com and business.sherbrookerecord.com.

    Clay on the social monitoring map

  • The AI revenue operations software map

    "Build systems to grow revenue." Clay pulls B2B data from 200+ providers into one table, enriches records with the Claygent research agent, and runs plays from signals. GTM engineers and RevOps teams build the workflows. Sculptor builds Claygents, search filters and AI columns from plain-language requests. Clay also runs inside Claude, ChatGPT and Codex. Source: clay.com.

    Category
    Pipeline and CRM data
    Price
    free plan; Launch from $167 per month billed annually ($185 monthly); Growth from $446 per month billed annually ($495 monthly); Enterprise custom
    AI capabilities
    Named agent, Assistant, Data enrichment and hygiene, MCP or agent API, AI outreach and Scoring and routing
    Scale
    Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed ($115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation (Sep 2026); more than 17,000 customers per its Series D post; $100M ARR reached Dec 2025 per its Jan 2026 tender offer post)
    Founded
    2017

    Sources: clay.com, clay.com, clay.com, clay.com, clay.com, clay.com and 1 more on the map.

    Clay on the AI revenue operations software map

Launches and dated events, newest first

  1. Auto-mode picks the model for each Claygent row

    Launch, . Auto-mode for Claygent chooses an AI model per row and optimizes cost.

    Source: Vendor changelog. From the AI revenue operations software map.

  2. Clay unveils agent-first building, Workflows and Inbound SDR Agent

    Launch, . At Sculpt, Clay showed an agent that plans, runs and improves plays from an outcome, Workflows in beta for all users, and an Inbound SDR Agent in preview that qualifies inbound leads by voice.

    Source: Vendor blog. From the AI revenue operations software map.

  3. Clay raises a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation

    Funding round, . Clay raised $115M in Series D funding at a $7.1B valuation, following 4x revenue growth in 2025. It says more than 17,000 customers use it.

    Source: Clay blog. From the AI revenue operations software map.

  4. LinkedIn Monitoring Enhancement

    Launch, . Clay monitors reactions and comments on LinkedIn posts with improved engagement tracking.

    Source: Clay changelog. From the social monitoring map.

  5. Employee tender offer at $5B valuation

    Funding round, . A tender offer led by DST Global lets employees sell up to $55M of shares at a $5B valuation. Clay reported $100M ARR and 14,000 customers.

    Source: Vendor blog. From the AI revenue operations software map.

  6. Clay in Claude

    Launch, . Clay's contact data, enrichment providers and AI research agents become available inside Claude as a connector.

    Source: Vendor changelog. From the AI revenue operations software map.

  7. Claygent Navigator browses sites by vision

    Launch, . Claygent Navigator uses vision to navigate websites with replay, and AI columns start with a metaprompter.

    Source: Vendor changelog. From the AI revenue operations software map.

  8. Clay raises $100M Series C at $3.1B

    Funding round, . CapitalG led a $100M Series C. Clay said it had raised $204M in total and served more than 10,000 customers.

    Source: Business Wire (via Sherbrooke Record). From the AI revenue operations software map.

  9. LinkedIn API: monitor brand mentions and analyze post engagement

    Launch, . Clay added brand-mention monitoring and post engagement analysis via LinkedIn's official API.

    Source: Clay changelog. From the social monitoring map.

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