Team of Toronto talent unites after Y Combinator to build Clado | BetaKit
Summary
Clado raised a $2 million seed round from Valor Equity Partners and several angel investors. The company builds an AI-powered people search platform for recruiting and sales teams. It also officially launched in May and says it has already seen strong month-over-month growth. The story highlights Clado’s Toronto roots, its Y Combinator background, and a recent all-stock acquisition that helped bring the founding team together. Major early customers include Turing and Mercor.
Funding
Amount
$2.0M
Total raised
Date
November 20, 2025
Announcement date
Investors
Y Combinator, Ripple Ventures
Lead investors
Company
https://clado.ai/
Funded company
Classifications
industries
No industries detected
applications
AI & Machine learning
AskAI Classifications
Labels
No AI classifications detected