What is Clay?

Clay is a sales platform combining data enrichment and AI-powered prospecting.

• Feb 2026 – Jason Lemkin noted Clay raised at a $5 billion valuation.
• May 2026 – Becca Lindquist reported net dollar retention close to 200%, that Clay had not lost a customer, and a 7.5x quota-to-OT ratio.
• May 2026 – Anthropic’s Head of Industries said Claude and Clay handle qualification and enrichment.
• May 2026 – Lemkin claimed ZoomInfo’s growth was stolen by Clay and peers.
• Jun 2026 – Kareem Amin said Clay will charge for usage instead of per seat to drive productivity, and that scaling from 50 to 300 people went smoothly despite warnings.