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Clearspeed

2 known investors

Clearspeed provides voice-based risk screening that analyzes vocal signals from a short set of yes-or-no questions, answered by phone or web, to indicate potential risk in real time. It serves organizations making trust decisions in areas such as financial fraud, benefits fraud, and defense/security screening.

Founders & leadership

AMAlex Martin
Alex MartininCEO & Co-FounderAlex Martin is CEO and co-founder of Clearspeed, which offers voice-based risk assessment technology for personnel vetting and enterprise security. He previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps leading infantry, reconnaissance, and special operations units across four deployments, founded a maritime security company in Muscat, Oman, and spent two years in rural Kenya as a team leader for the social enterprise Nuru International; he holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a BS from the U.S. Naval Academy, and completed Stanford's IGNITE entrepreneurship program and the Marine Corps War College.
FCFrancesco Crippa
Francesco CrippaChief Technology Officer
JZJohn Zaal
John ZaalChief Operations Officer
JEJules Ehrlich
Jules EhrlichChief Product & Strategy Officer

Investors · 2

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$120M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Competitors · 1

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Non-dilutive funding · 4 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2022$1.7M
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2021$749.6K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2020$1.5M
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2020$50K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Clearspeed do?
Clearspeed provides voice-based risk screening that analyzes vocal signals from a short set of yes-or-no questions, answered by phone or web, to indicate potential risk in real time. It serves organizations making trust decisions in areas such as financial fraud, benefits fraud, and defense/security screening.
Who founded Clearspeed?
Clearspeed was founded by Alex Martin.
Who are Clearspeed's investors?
Clearspeed's investors include BVVC, IronGate Capital Advisors.
How much funding has Clearspeed raised?
Clearspeed has disclosed $120M raised across 2 rounds.