Clutch
Clutch is Canada's largest online used car retailer, selling thousands of vehicles directly to consumers and offering financing, trade-ins, and home delivery. The company has raised $437M, most recently in a Series D round.
The growth story
Clutch grew from 211 to 477 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $437M along the way, most recently a Series D in February 2025.
About
Clutch operates an online marketplace for used cars, allowing customers to browse inventory, secure financing, and have vehicles delivered to their homes. The company also buys cars directly from consumers through instant cash offers and trade-ins.
Founded in 2016, Clutch has grown to 477 employees. Its $437M in total funding includes a Series D round in February 2025, with backing from investors like D1 Capital Partners and Canaan Partners.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Clutch's largest function, accounting for 35 employees. The company's leadership team includes executives with backgrounds in e-commerce and automotive retail.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 137 (+40% YoY), Sales 68 (+26% YoY), Engineering 31 (+3% YoY), Information Technology 30 (+50% YoY), Administrative 29 (-6% YoY), Finance 23 (+10% YoY).
Talent flow
Clutch recruits heavily from Canadian retailers and banks, with Walmart Canada, RBC, and Deloitte each contributing 6 hires. Alumni have moved on to companies like Amazon, Google, and DoorDash.
Most common previous employers of Clutch staff: Walmart Canada (6), RBC (6), Deloitte (6), HelloFresh (6), Scotiabank (6), Canadian Tire (6). Former Clutch employees most often moved to Amazon (3), Forum Asset Management (2), DoorDash (2), Zen Educate (2), Randstad Canada (2), Google (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Clutch mafia
Clutch alumni have founded 9 companies, including Northside Ventures, Jetdocs, and Matterly. These startups employ between 3 and 13 people each.
10Alex McIsaac, was Investor until 2022Andrew Dolinski, was Co-Founder, COO until 2019Amit Prabhakar, was Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead until 2023Ryan Gundu, was Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead until 2023
Shan Srikanthan, was Chief Of Staff & Director of Growth until 2024
Chris Dolinski, was Co-Founder until 2019
Rajjot Arora, was Head of Onboarding Operations until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 47% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Clutch: Customer Service (206), Communication (188), Microsoft Office (157), Microsoft Excel (157), Teamwork (146), Leadership (144), Sales (139), Problem Solving (131).
Where the team actually sits
Clutch people are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (129), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (46), Canada (44), Nova Scotia, Canada (4).
Search footprint
Clutch attracts about 8,622 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $86K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,934 ranking keywords and lost 1,803 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Clutch has 477 employees as of September 2026.
Clutch has raised $437M in total, most recently a Series D round in February 2025.
Clutch was founded in 2016 by Stephen Seibel.
The most common previous employers of current Clutch staff are Walmart Canada (6 people), RBC (6 people), Deloitte (6 people).
Former Clutch employees most often move to Amazon (3), Forum Asset Management (2), DoorDash (2).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Clutch, including Northside Ventures, Jetdocs, Matterly.
Clutch attracts about 8,622 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $86K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Clutch staff are Customer Service, Communication, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Teamwork.
Clutch staff are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (129), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (46), Canada (44).
Clutch has about 137 people in Operations, up 40% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Clutch has about 68 people in Sales, up 26% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 235 current and 242 former Clutch profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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