Clair

Provider of embedded Earned Wage Access (EWA), empowering workforce management and payroll platforms to offer daily pay access to employees at no cost to employers.

Fintech HR and recruiting

Latest funding

$23.2M Series B+ · May 21, 2025

Led by Upfront Ventures · Source: finsmes.com

Total raised: $42.7M across 3 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: getclair.com.

LinkedIn: clair.

Categories: Fintech HR and recruiting.

Sectors: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Human Resources.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: New York, United States.

Total raised: $42.7M in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: May 21, 2025 · 543 days ago.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

Website registeredDec 31, 2019 (6 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Clair | 283 days from website to first raise on record

Raised $43M in 3 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
May 21, 2025	Series B+	$23.2M	UUpfront Ventures	finsmes.com
Jul 6, 2023	Series A	undisclosed	TThrive Capital	businesswire.com
Jun 10, 2021	Series A	$15M	TThrive Capital	finance.yahoo.com
Oct 9, 2020	Seed	$4.5M	UUpfront Ventures	bizjournals.com

Timeline

December 31, 2019
Website created

Founders and team

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Alex Kostecki Founder
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Erich Nussbaumer Founder
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Nico Simko Founder
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Julie Gelé Director of Technical Operations
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Adam Rawot Product
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Lance Katigbak General Manager

Investors

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Sources and API

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