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.
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