Funding record · 2026 / 02
Clearly AI raises $8.4M Seed for GRC
Announced 10 February 2026 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
Clearly AI, a GRC company based in Seattle, United States, raised $8.4M in a Seed announced on 10 February 2026, led by Basis Set Ventures, Crosspoint Capital Partners and Y Combinator with two others. Its disclosed equity funding is now $13.4M across 3 rounds.
- Amount
- $8.4M
- Round
- Seed
- Announced
- 10 February 2026
- Lead investors
- Basis Set Ventures, Crosspoint Capital Partners, Y Combinator, Argon Ventures, Ritual Capital
- Sources on record
- 1geekwire.com
From the source
Seattle security startup led by husband-wife duo raises $8.4M
Clearly AI announced an $8.4 million seed round less than two years after launching. The company is co-founded by Emily Choi-Greene and her husband. Rivian is using Clearly AI to evaluate privacy and AI risk for new vehicle features.
geekwire.com · 10 February 2026 ↗The Mandos read
What the record says about Clearly AI
- Momentum 63 / 100 · Steadylocked →
pillars in the platform
- 18 employees · up 6% last month · 7 open roleslocked →
history and breakdowns in the platform
- Exit Readiness: Lowlocked →
Tested against 751 past exits in the Mandos record: 43% sat in Watch or Elevated 2 years before. Companies in Elevated exited at 3.1× the record's rate.
- Buyers most often compare Clearly AI with Kertos, Cyber Aware and Acuity Risk Management and 1 morelocked →
the full set in the platform
Funding history
Clearly AI funding on record
Clearly AI has raised $13.4M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Seed in February 2026.
Latest round on record: Seed, Feb 2026.
Clearly AI funding on the profile →Related rounds
Other verified cybersecurity rounds
Also in Feb 2026
Most recent five, same month
In the platform
The round is the fact. The read is the product.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
- How much did Clearly AI raise in its Seed?
- Clearly AI raised $8.4M in a Seed announced on 10 February 2026.
- Who invested in Clearly AI's Seed?
- The round was led by Basis Set Ventures, Crosspoint Capital Partners, Y Combinator, Argon Ventures, Ritual Capital.
- What does Clearly AI do?
- Clearly AI is a cybersecurity company specializing in GRC, founded in 2024 and headquartered in Seattle, United States.
