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How to find VC-backed companies
Describe your target region and funding stage
Add your target city or region, and Sculptor sources VC-backed companies from Clay's B2B company data, filtered by funding, location, and headcount.
Sculptor sources and enriches matching companies
Sculptor assembles a list of VC-backed companies filtered by location and funding stage, then waterfalls through 150+ providers to find a verified Head of Growth email. Only matched rows return an email.
Review company names and Head of Growth emails
The finished table has company name and, for rows the waterfall enriched, a verified Head of Growth email. Push to Smartlead, Instantly, or your sequencer to trigger a campaign.
Why Clay for finding VC-backed companies
Filter by funding amount, region, and headcount
Pinpoint VC-backed companies from Clay's B2B company database using concrete filters: funding amount, industry, headcount, tech stack, and city or country. Your list is ready in minutes, without manual research.
Crunchbase enrichment confirms funding details
Get funding stage, last raise amount, and lead investor names for matched rows. Claygent browses Crunchbase and each company's site to surface the freshest data without manual lookups.
Waterfall enrichment finds verified contact emails
Get a verified Head of Growth email for matched rows. Clay waterfalls through 150+ providers in sequence and only charges credits when one returns a confirmed hit, keeping your list deliverable.
AI scoring layers signals before CRM sync
Score each matched account by funding recency, headcount, and tech stack fit using Clay's AI formula engine, then auto-sync prioritized rows to HubSpot or Salesforce for immediate rep routing.
Our most successful campaigns are built on data that doesn’t exist in off-the-shelf tools. Clay helps us find those signals — and transform ambitious ideas into executable, high-performing campaigns.
Frequently asked questions
How does Sculptor find VC-backed companies?
Sculptor runs a waterfall enrichment across Crunchbase, Harmonic, and other funding-data providers to surface VC-backed and PE-backed companies matching your target industry or region. It then locates the VP of Sales at each company and pulls a verified work email from up to 12 contact-data sources, including Prospeo, Hunter, and People Data Labs. You get one row per company with the name and email ready to export.
How accurate is the funded-company and email data?
Funding-stage coverage can reach up to 100% on a list when Clay's waterfall sequences Crunchbase and Harmonic together, compared to roughly 70% from a single provider. On the email side, Clay tested 12 email finders across 4,700+ contacts and found that waterfall enrichment lifts coverage from about 30% with one tool to 80% or higher. Each email is verified before it lands in your row.
Can I find VC-backed companies in bulk?
Yes. Sculptor builds the entire list in one generation, so you get every matching funded company and VP of Sales email at once. You can also paste a list of domains, upload a CSV, or pipe companies from an existing Clay table to enrich them with funding data. Push the finished list straight to HubSpot, Salesforce, or export a CSV to load into Outreach, Salesloft, or Smartlead.
Is it legal to prospect VC-backed companies using enriched data?
In the US, CAN-SPAM governs commercial email and requires honest sender identification, a physical address, and a working opt-out link in every message. In the EU, GDPR permits B2B outreach under the legitimate interest basis (Article 6(1)(f)) when the message is relevant to the recipient's professional role and you include a clear opt-out. Company-level data like funding round and investor names is generally not personal data, but individual contact details are.
Always document your legitimate interest rationale, honor opt-out requests promptly, and check the rules for your jurisdiction before launching a campaign.