Acquisition
Mar 2022Clear acquired Xpedize, a supply chain finance platform, to expand into SME credit and invoice discounting.
SourceFintech SaaS platform for invoices, taxes, wealth management & credit.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Clear (clear.in), formerly ClearTax, is an Indian fintech SaaS company focused on simplifying finance workflows for businesses and individuals. Its core offering spans tax filing, GST/TDS compliance, e-invoicing, invoicing, payments, credit, and supply-chain finance/invoice discounting.
Primary product
Clear Finance Cloud / fintech SaaS platform for e-invoicing, GST/TDS, invoicing, payments, credit, and invoice discounting
Founded
2011
Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Team size
1,000-2,000
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Fintech SaaS / tax, compliance, invoicing, and supply-chain finance software
Offices
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Business model
SaaS
subscription
usage-based / transaction-based services
software with a service (SwaS)
managed services
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Co-Founder
Ankit Solanki
Co-Founder
Associate
Investors
Work & culture
Primary sources suggest a product-driven, finance-automation-focused culture with emphasis on scalability, compliance, and enterprise workflows. Public evidence on employee benefits or culture perks was limited.
Compensation
No reliable public compensation data found for Clear itself; no verified salary ranges were identified in primary sources.
Product & market
Pricing
Public materials show a free-to-consumer tax filing offering plus enterprise fintech SaaS; one LinkedIn post references a flat $3.00 AUD per shipment fee for a newer freight-forwarding expansion, but for Clear’s core platform the pricing appears mix of SaaS and transaction/service-based models.
Differentiators
- —Single connected platform for finance teams
- —automation across vendor onboarding, invoice digitisation, GST compliance, payments, and vendor financing
- —IRP license / e-invoicing infrastructure
- —AI/OCR and ERP integrations
- —strong regulatory and compliance focus
- —broad product suite spanning individuals, tax pros, SMBs, and enterprises
Technology
AI / OCR
cloud software
ERP integrations
SAP
Oracle
Microsoft
Tally
Customers
Indian taxpayers
tax practitioners / CAs
small businesses
large businesses and brands
enterprises
Competitors
KDK Software
ClearTax alternatives in tax/compliance software
other GST/e-invoicing and accounting SaaS vendors
invoice discounting / supply-chain finance providers
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Not publicly verified from primary sources; third-party estimates were not consistent enough to report confidently.
Signals & risks
Latest news
Clear · Mar 2023
Primary-source announcement of a connected finance platform covering vendor onboarding, invoice digitization, GST compliance, payments, vendor financing, and ERP integrations.
Clear · Mar 2023
Primary-source announcement that Clear received an IRP license from GSTN for e-invoicing.
Clear / company page references acquisition · Mar 2022
Clear acquired Xpedize, expanding into supply-chain finance and invoice discounting.
Clear · Mar 2022
Clear announced the acquisition of Xpedize to build invoice discounting and supply-chain financing products, extending its enterprise finance platform.
Clear · Jan 2022
Follow-on angel investment from Aparna Chennapragada, Surojit Chatterjee and Balaji Srinivasan; the company said the group was investing personally and Clear was valued at roughly $700 million previously.
Jobs and careers at Clear
37 jobs at Clear
Senior Software Engineer, Observability
On-site
Engineering
New York, NY, United States
2d ago
On-site
Full-time
Business Development Representative, Healthcare (C1 - B2B)
On-site
Sales and Business Development
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2d ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Security Operations Analyst III
On-site
Security
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2d ago
On-site
Full-time
Manager, Compensation & Equity
On-site
People
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2d ago
On-site
Full-time
Lead Product Manager, Mobile
On-site
Product & Innovation
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2d ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering
On-site
Aviation
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2d ago
On-site
Full-time
Manager, Member Care - Premium Experience & CLEAR1
On-site
Operations
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
3d ago
On-site
Full-time
Receptionist
On-site
People
Washington, DC, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
4d ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Business Recruiter
On-site
People
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
5d ago
On-site
Full-time
Director, Technical Recruiting
On-site
People
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
5d ago
On-site
Full-time
Solutions Engineer II, Healthcare
On-site
Sales and Business Development
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
1w ago
On-site
Full-time
Data Engineer II, Analytics & Modeling
On-site
Engineering
New York, NY, United States
1w ago
On-site
Full-time
Regional People Partner
On-site
People
Denver, Colorado, United States; Denver, CO, United States
1w ago
On-site
Full-time
Director, Sales Performance and Enablement
On-site
Aviation
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2w ago
On-site
Full-time
VP, Performance Marketing
On-site
Marketing
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2w ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Director, Revenue Operations (CLEAR1 - B2B)
On-site
Sales and Business Development
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
2w ago
On-site
Full-time
Enterprise Account Executive (C1 - B2B)
On-site
Sales and Business Development
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
3w ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Manager, Communications
On-site
Public Affairs
New York, New York, United States; New York, NY, United States
4w ago
On-site
Full-time
Software Engineer Backend (Java)
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Director, Engineering (Consumer Experiences)
On-site
Engineering
New York, NY, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Engineering Manager, CLEAR1 (B2B)
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Lead Product Manager, MarTech
On-site
Product & Innovation
New York, New York, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Machine Learning Engineer II
On-site
Engineering
New York, NY, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer, Java
On-site
Engineering
Austin, Texas, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer, Java
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Fullstack Software Engineer
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, Healthcare
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Fullstack Software Engineer
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Product Security Engineer
On-site
Security
New York, New York, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Customer Success Director - Healthcare (C1 - B2B)
On-site
Sales and Business Development
New York, New York, United States
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Manager of Major Projects
On-site
Aviation
New York, New York, United States
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Engineering Manager, Infrastructure
On-site
Engineering
New York, NY, United States
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer, Data
On-site
Engineering
New York, NY, United States
4mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
On-site
Engineering
New York, New York, United States
4mo ago
On-site
Full-time
VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B)
On-site
Sales and Business Development
Washington, DC, United States
4mo ago
On-site
Full-time