KlearNow.AI
KlearNow.AI provides customs brokerage software that digitizes trade documents and automates import processes for licensed brokers and importers. The San Jose-based company has raised $66M, most recently in a Series B in December 2021, and employs 246 people.
The growth story
KlearNow.AI grew from 148 to 246 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $66M along the way, most recently a Series B in December 2021.
About
KlearNow.AI builds software for customs brokers and importers to manage trade documentation and compliance. Its platform digitizes paperwork, structures data, and executes rules configured by brokers to speed up import decisions while maintaining legal control.
The company has grown to 246 employees since its 2018 founding. Its $66M in funding includes a Series B round in late 2021 backed by Activate Capital Partners and others, suggesting strong investor confidence in its customs automation technology.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is KlearNow.AI's largest function, making up 56 of its 246 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, indicating relatively stable staffing for a startup of its age.
The KlearNow.AI org chart
Sam Tyagi (Founder, CEO & Chairman) leads 58 mapped leaders with 14 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 64 (+7% YoY), Operations 50 (+4% YoY), Business Development 18 (-10% YoY), Sales 17 (-15% YoY), Finance 16 (+14% YoY), Customer Success and Support 14 (-7% YoY).
Talent flow
KlearNow.AI recruits heavily from logistics and trade compliance firms, with Concentrix, Avalara, and UTi Worldwide among its top talent sources. Its alumni frequently move to logistics roles at companies like Amazon, Kpler, and DP World.
Most common previous employers of KlearNow.AI staff: Concentrix (8), Avalara (6), Zeni (5), UTi Worldwide (DSV A/S) (5), A.P. Moller - Maersk (5), Oracle (4). Former KlearNow.AI employees most often moved to Amazon (3), Kpler (3), Nielsen (2), Magaya (2), Expeditors (2), DP World (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The KlearNow.AI mafia
KlearNow.AI alumni have founded at least 6 companies, including Sailing Stone AI and Theora. These startups focus on areas like AI and digital transformation, suggesting KlearNow.AI attracts entrepreneurial talent.
6Brandon Wirick, was Senior System Architect until 2024Larissa Tyagi, was Computer Vision & Machine Learning Intern until 2021Thomas Dejalle, was Senior Development Executive until 2024Rishika Saraswat, was Product Management Intern until 2022Katarina Barbier, was Strategic Sales Executive until 2022Joseph L. Sip, was Lead UX Product Designer until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 19% direct, 17% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at KlearNow.AI: Microsoft Excel (70), Leadership (60), Communication (59), Microsoft Office (59), Management (53), Java (52), Problem Solving (51), SQL (48).
Where the team actually sits
KlearNow.AI people are concentrated in Haryana, India (61), Delhi, India (32), Uttar Pradesh, India (20), California, United States (14). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
KlearNow.AI attracts about 127 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 19 ranking keywords and lost 19 in the last period.
Frequently asked
KlearNow.AI has 246 employees as of September 2026.
KlearNow.AI has raised $66M in total, most recently a Series B round in December 2021.
KlearNow.AI was founded in 2018 by Rick Tellez.
Sam Tyagi (Founder, CEO & Chairman) sits at the top of KlearNow.AI's reporting structure, with 14 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current KlearNow.AI staff are Concentrix (8 people), Avalara (6 people), Zeni (5 people).
Former KlearNow.AI employees most often move to Amazon (3), Kpler (3), Nielsen (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at KlearNow.AI, including Sailing Stone AI, Theora, digire.
KlearNow.AI attracts about 127 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among KlearNow.AI staff are Microsoft Excel, Leadership, Communication, Microsoft Office, Management.
KlearNow.AI staff are concentrated in Haryana, India (61), Delhi, India (32), Uttar Pradesh, India (20).
KlearNow.AI has about 64 people in Engineering, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
KlearNow.AI has about 50 people in Operations, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 194 current and 253 former KlearNow.AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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