clearco
E-commerce investor
Hybrid
Some members of the team work remotely, while others are co-located in one or more offices.
💼eCommerce
👥201-500
📍Toronto, Ontario, Canada
clearco

About clearco

About clearco
About clearco
About clearco
About clearco
About clearco
Clearco is a suite of performance financing products and services tailor-made for founders in all stages of their journey.

What clearco is building

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offering revenue-based advances to startups mainly in the e-commerce, SaaS and mobile apps market.

Technologies used at clearco

Back-end (6)
PythonPython
JavaJava
NoSQLNoSQL
AWSAWS
GolangGolang
K8sK8s

Company culture

Authenticity

Eliminates gossip - hashes things out directly vs. complaining to a third-party, and refuses to be a recipient of gossip, but instead ensures that a direct conversation takes place. Can determine the difference between narrative and reality and articulate their feelings about a situation.

Integrity

Has no ego when communicating misses - doesn’t pass blame, takes ownership of the situation and focuses on solving the problem.

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Funding rounds

Total Funding

Total Funding

$681.5M
Last funding round type

Last funding round type

Series C
Company type

Company type

For Profit

clearco news and updates

Clearbanc decreased headcount by 60 on Aug 1st 22'.

The remarks came at the Elevate technology conference in Toronto and weeks after Clearco laid off 60 employees in August, as it handed off its international business.

Sep 21, 2022 | castanet.net

Clearbanc expanded offices to Germany on Jan 1st 22'.

This year, Clearco, expanded into Ireland and Germany.

Aug 30, 2022 | betakit.com

Clear Co partnered with FounderMade on Feb 2nd 22'.

Clearco, the world's largest e-commerce investor and the company revolutionizing the way founders grow their businesses, today announced the launch of an extended partnership with FounderMade, a Tarsus company.

Jan 1, 2022 | tsnn.com

Clear Co partnered with FounderMade on Feb 2nd 22'.

Clearco, the world’s largest e-commerce investor and the company revolutionizing the way founders grow their businesses, today announced the launch of an extended partnership with FounderMade, a Tarsus company.

Jan 1, 2022 | digitaljournal.com

Clear Co launches FounderU —the first-ever D2C business training program designed specifically for high-growth entrepreneurs in the FounderMade ecosystem

As part of this newly revised partnership, Clearco will launch FounderU —the first-ever D2C business training program designed specifically for high-growth entrepreneurs in the FounderMade ecosystem.

Jan 1, 2022 | tsnn.com

Clear Co partnered with Indiegogo on Feb 22nd 22'.

Fintech giant Clearco (formerly Clearbanc), has recently partnered with Indiegogo to help crowdfunding campaigns smash their goals and evolve into a well funded startup.

Jan 1, 2022 | rainfactory.com

Clear Co invests into assets : sales and development hub in the amount of $111M in Dublin, Ireland

Clearco plans to invest €100m into digital-first Irish businesses as it grows its Dublin sales and development hub.

Jan 1, 2022 | siliconrepublic.com

Fresh Business Thinking partners with Clear Co

It is Clearco’s mission to level the playing field of investing by empowering businesses to multiply their impact by identifying and funding under-represented founders in the communities that matter most - which is one of the many reasons why Fresh Business Thinking has partnered with Clearco.

Jan 1, 2022 | freshbusinessthinking.com

CLEARCO PARTNERS WITH CALIFORNIA’S MICROAQUIRE TO HELP FOUNDERS FIND ACQUISITIONS

Toronto-based founder support startup Clearco is partnering with San Mateo, California-based MicroAcquire in a collaboration aimed at helping Clearco’s founders find acquisitions.

Sep 15, 2021 | BETAKIT

Clearco Raises $215M From SoftBank To Provide Startups With Alternatives To VC Funding

Toronto-based Clearco — formerly Clearbanc — raised a new $215 million growth equity round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 as the company eyes further international expansion.

Jul 8, 2021 | Crunchbase News

Clearco appoints Country Head and Chief Growth Officer

E-commerce investor Clearco has announced ambitious international expansion plans supported by two key executive hires – UK Head and Chief Growth Officer.

Jun 17, 2021 | Private Equity Wire

Clear Co hired Satwik Seshasai as executives on Jul 8th 21'.

Also joining Clearco this month are newly appointed executives Satwik Seshasai, Chief Technology Officer joining from Compass and Katrina Shackelford, VP of Product, joining from Amazon.

Jan 1, 2021 | yahoo.com

Clear Co received financing of $900M in round of funding on Jul 8th 21'.

With this round of funding, Clearco has now raised more than $900m.

Jan 1, 2021 | siliconrepublic.com

FreshBooks invests into Clear Co in $163M

The largest deals closed in the region during Q3 included Clearco’s $268 million Series C round of funding, Deep Genomics’ $226 million Series C round of funding, and FreshBooks’ $163 million Series E financing round.

Jan 1, 2021 | betakit.com

FreshBooks invests into Clear Co in $163M

The largest deals closed in the region during Q3 included Clearco’s $268 million Series C round of funding, Deep Genomics’ $226 million Series C round of funding, and FreshBooks’ $163 million Series E financing round.

Jan 1, 2021 | betakit.com

Clear Co invests into The Naked Market in $27.5M

The Naked Market, a better-for-you food and beverage company, has raised $27.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Integrated Capital with participation from Great Oaks Venture Capital, Pacific Tiger Group, Sope Creek Capital and Clearco.

Jan 1, 2021 | foodbusinessnews.net

Hairstrong partners with Clear Co

Baranowski’s company Hairstrong, has landed a deal with Clearco, the world’s largest e-commerce investor, which is helping grow the company with a $13,000 infusion through its new ClearAngel program.

Jan 1, 2021 | westernu.ca

Clear Co partners with MicroAcquire, Inc.

Toronto-based founder support startup Clearco is partnering with San Mateo, California-based MicroAcquire in a collaboration aimed at helping Clearco’s founders find acquisitions.

Jan 1, 2021 | betakit.com

Kgibsonllc partners with Clear Co

That’s why Kgibsonllc has partnered with Clearco, the world’s largest e-commerce investor with over $2B in capital deployed, and 4,500+ companies funded who leverage their program to grow revenues to all-time highs & acquire new customers.

Jan 1, 2021 | kgibsonllc.com

Clear Co launched ClearMatch on Jul 1st 21'.

Toronto-based founder support platform Clearco has launched ClearMatch, a new recommendation product that helps companies identify growth opportunities through partnerships.

Jan 1, 2021 | betakit.com

Launchese Ltd. partners with Clear Co

Launchese has partnered with Clearco (formerly Clearbanc) to provide you with financial tools to grow your business Clearco is the world’s largest e-commerce investor and growth platform, giving founders the financial tools, capital, and network they need to grow.

Jan 1, 2021 | launchese.com
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