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Clarity AI Company Profile

Clarity AI, founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, is a private, venture capital-backed financial software company with 355 employees that develops a sustainability technology platform leveraging machine learning and big data to provide environmental and social insights for investors and decision-makers across sectors like CleanTech, Climate Tech, and FinTech, having raised a total of $335 million including a $213 million Series D round in 2024.

Company Overview

Clarity AI is a developer of a sustainability technology platform designed to deliver environmental and social insights. The platform uses machine learning and big data to contribute toward socially efficient capital allocation by providing decision-makers with tools for sustainability analysis related to investing, corporate research, benchmarking, consumer e-commerce, and regulatory reporting. This enables investors to assess the sustainability of all societal stakeholders.

  • Year Founded: 2017
  • Status: Private
  • Employees: 355 (as of 2026)
  • Latest Deal Type: Series D
  • Latest Deal Amount: $213M
  • Total Funding Raised: $335M
  • Number of Investors: 22
  • Primary Industry: Financial Software
  • Other Industries: Media and Information Services (B2B), Business/Productivity Software
  • Verticals: CleanTech, Big Data, Climate Tech, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, FinTech

Contact Information

  • Website: www.clarity.ai
  • Corporate Office:
    • 379 West Broadway, 5th Floor, Office 550, New York, NY 10012, United States

Ownership and Financing Status

  • Privately Held (backing)
  • Venture Capital-Backed

Valuation & Funding History

  • Series D (Later Stage VC): $213M (13-Sep-2024)
  • Debt - General: (21-Dec-2022)
  • Series C (Later Stage VC): (14-Dec-2021)
  • Series B (Early Stage VC): (19-Jan-2021)
  • Series A (Early Stage VC): (29-Oct-2020)
  • Grant: (31-Jul-2018)
  • Series A (Early Stage VC): (31-Jan-2017)
  • Accelerator/Incubator: (01-Jan-2017 and earlier)

Cap Table (Selected Data)

  • Series A-1: 454,901 shares, Par Value: $0.001, Dividend Rate: $0.11, Original Issue Price: $1.91, Liquidation: $1.91, Pref. Multiple: 1x, Conversion Price: $1.91, % Owned: 1.89%
  • Series A: 2,814,970 shares, Par Value: $0.001, Dividend Rate: $0.32, Original Issue Price: $5.33, Liquidation: $5.33, Pref. Multiple: 1x, Conversion Price: $5.33, % Owned: 11.68%

Investors (Selected)

  • Balderton Capital (Venture Capital)
  • Fifth Wall (Venture Capital)
  • SoftBank Investment Advisers (Growth/Expansion)
  • Atempo Growth (Venture Capital)

Acquisitions

  • ecolytiq: Merger/Acquisition on 09-Jul-2025 (Financial Software)

Competitors (Selected)

  • Brightidea (Angel-Backed, San Francisco, CA)
  • ESG Book (Venture Capital-Backed, Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Fiddler (Venture Capital-Backed, Palo Alto, CA)
  • AnswerAI (Corporation, San Francisco, CA)
  • DataSpark (Private Equity-Backed, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Clarity AI founded?

Clarity AI was founded in 2017.

Where is Clarity AI headquartered?

Clarity AI is headquartered in New York, NY.

What is the size of Clarity AI?

Clarity AI has 355 total employees.

What industry is Clarity AI in?

Clarity AI’s primary industry is Financial Software.

Is Clarity AI a private or public company?

Clarity AI is a Private company.

How much funding has Clarity AI raised over time?

Clarity AI has raised $335M.

Who are Clarity AI’s investors?

Balderton Capital, Fifth Wall, SoftBank Investment Advisers, and Atempo Growth are among the 22 investors who have invested in Clarity AI.

Who are Clarity AI’s competitors?

Brightidea, ESG Book, Fiddler, AnswerAI, and DataSpark are some of the 13 competitors of Clarity AI.