LinkedIn / The Start & Scale Podcast · Jul 2026
Emily Choi-Greene discusses Clearly AI’s thesis that most security reviews are system-level, not just code reviews.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Clearly AI is a Seattle-based, YC-backed security and privacy review platform that uses AI to automate threat modeling, design reviews, privacy assessments, vendor risk work, and smart risk triage for regulated enterprises.
Primary product
AI-powered security and privacy review platform
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Data Security Software Products
Sub-industry
AI-powered security and privacy review automation
Offices
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Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$14M
Latest round
Seed · Feb 2026
Latest amount
$8.4M
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Vice President Marketing
Head of Operations
Technical Implementation Lead
Investors
Mission-driven and founder-led, with a strong security/privacy-engineer identity, human-in-the-loop decision-making, and a product philosophy focused on making the secure path easy for regulated enterprises.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public YC job postings show Founding Account Executive compensation at roughly $250K-$350K base with 0.10%-0.40% equity, and Forward Deployed Security Engineer compensation at roughly $125K-$175K base with 0.10%-0.50% equity.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
LinkedIn / The Start & Scale Podcast · Jul 2026
Emily Choi-Greene discusses Clearly AI’s thesis that most security reviews are system-level, not just code reviews.
LinkedIn / Emily Choi-Greene · Jun 2026
Emily shares the company origin story and current product direction in a podcast appearance.
Clearly AI · Feb 2026
Official announcement of the company’s $8.4M seed round, RSAC Innovation Sandbox finalist status, and named investors.
GeekWire · Feb 2026
Coverage of Clearly AI’s seed round, Seattle footprint, founder background, and early customer traction.
PR Newswire / RSAC · Feb 2026
Official RSAC announcement naming Clearly AI as a Top 10 finalist in the Innovation Sandbox competition.