Clair
The growth story
Clair grew from 35 to 87 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $218M along the way, most recently a Series B in May 2025.
About
Clair is an AI-driven fintech company that makes payday simple with embedded On-Demand Pay. Explore our compliance-first solution at: http://getclair.com/embedded
Founders and leadership
The Clair org chart
Nico Simko (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 30 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 20 (+33% YoY), Finance 8 (+60% YoY), Operations 8 (+33% YoY), Arts and Design 6 (0% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (-25% YoY), Product Management 5 (+67% YoY).
Talent flow
Most common previous employers of Clair staff: RECUR (4), J.P. Morgan (3), Turtle (3), Deloitte (2), TD (2), Klarna (2). Former Clair employees most often moved to Bain & Company (4), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2), Google (2), Chime (2), AuxoAI (1), EngagedMD (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Clair mafia
6Alexander Kuzminets, was Lead Designer until 2021Casey McGuane, was Strategic Business Consultant until 2023Joel Frisch, was VP, Growth until 2025Esther Gatemba, was User Experience Researcher and Designer until 2020Austin Payne, was Content Marketing | Writer & Consultant until 2024Scott Ferguson, was Senior Engineering Manager until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 62% direct, 25% search, 5% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Clair: Microsoft Office (31), Microsoft Excel (26), Communication (26), Customer Service (25), Leadership (24), Data Analysis (19), Public Speaking (19), Teamwork (18).
Where the team actually sits
Clair people are concentrated in New York, United States (27), New York City Metropolitan Area (5), United States (4), Massachusetts, United States (2).
Search footprint
Clair attracts about 1,046 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 74 ranking keywords and lost 78 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Clair has 87 employees as of September 2026.
Clair has raised $218M in total, most recently a Series B round in May 2025.
Clair was founded in 2019 by Nico Simko, Alex Kostecki.
Nico Simko (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Clair's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Clair staff are RECUR (4 people), J.P. Morgan (3 people), Turtle (3 people).
Former Clair employees most often move to Bain & Company (4), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2), Google (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Clair, including Hue & Machine, Modlee, Falkin.
Clair attracts about 1,046 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Clair staff are Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Communication, Customer Service, Leadership.
Clair staff are concentrated in New York, United States (27), New York City Metropolitan Area (5), United States (4).
Clair has about 20 people in Engineering, up 33% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Clair has about 8 people in Finance, up 60% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 64 current and 86 former Clair profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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