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.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
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
Seattle, Washington, United States
Business model
enterprise SaaS
B2B software
Funding
Stage
seed
Total raised
$14M
Latest round
Seed · Feb 2026
Latest amount
$8.4M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Vice President Marketing
Head of Operations
Technical Implementation Lead
Work & culture
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.
Product & market
Differentiators
- —Automates security, privacy, vendor risk, and AI governance reviews in one platform
- —Human-in-the-loop workflow with final human approval
- —Customizes outputs to each company’s policies, standards, and frameworks
- —Integrates with existing systems like Jira, GitHub, Confluence, and Google Drive
- —Produces structured findings with citations and a centralized risk registry / threat database
- —Claims up to 90% faster review completion and 4x capacity gains for customers
Technology
Jira
GitHub
Confluence
Google Drive
Amplitude
SQL
Python
React
TypeScript
Figma
ServiceNow
Okta
Brex
Ramp
Webflow
Customers
Rivian
HID Global
Ericsson
Affirm
Webflow
Okta
Fortune 500 enterprises / global brands
Competitors
Clover Security
Prime Security
ZeroPath
Fig Security
Scale & contact
Latest news
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.
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