Klear
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Klear provides embedded working capital financing to businesses waiting on payments from corporate or government customers, underwriting financing against outstanding invoices. Its platform aims to unlock liquidity already tied up in a company's sales.
Also known as Klear, Inc.
Investors · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amounthybrid roundMar 2025Source ↗
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Klear, Inc. operates a working capital and cash-flow management platform aimed at companies whose cash is tied up in payment terms with corporate or government customers. The company positions its offering around two components: a "Capital Intelligence" software layer that gives users a view of supply chain, order finances and operations, including cash-flow forecasting and milestone management across finance, operations and delivery teams; and an "Embedded Working Capital" product through which Klear underwrites financing against liquidity already committed in a business's completed sales.
The platform is presented as serving multiple sides of a supply chain ecosystem. Growing companies use it to unlock working capital and forecast cash needs; corporate buyers use it to accelerate projects and purchase from smaller suppliers without tying up their own capital in discounting programs; and venture capital and private equity investors use it to provide portfolio companies with liquidity and visibility into performance. Klear partners with Stripe Payments Company for money transmission and account services, with customer funds held at Fifth Third Bank, N.A.
Business model
Klear combines a SaaS-style capital intelligence platform with embedded working capital financing underwritten against a customer's outstanding sales to corporate or government buyers.
Klear states it underwrites financing "at a cost," indicating fees or financing charges tied to the working capital it provides alongside its platform.
Traction
Klear cites customers including Astra (Alameda, California, aerospace and defense), CakeBoxx Technologies (Virginia, shipping and logistics), which it says grew 6x, became profitable and cleared its order backlog on the platform, and GenLab Venture Studios (San Francisco), a venture capital customer.
Latest developments
Klear announced a partnership with Allianz Trade intended to provide de-risked working capital at scale.
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Market position
Positioned in embedded working capital and supply chain finance for suppliers to large corporate and government buyers, as an alternative to buyer-led discounting programs and equity dilution.
The company claims its platform allows it to underwrite financing at a cost, scale and speed it has not seen matched elsewhere, and pairs financing with forecasting and milestone software so borrowers raise only what they need without giving up control or equity dilution.
Technology
A platform layer described as Capital Intelligence that consolidates supply chain, order finance and operational data to support cash-flow forecasting and milestone tracking, coupled with underwriting used to price and extend embedded working capital.
Go-to-market
Inbound self-service sign-up from the website plus a stated 15-minute qualification assessment for prospective borrowers; customer success stories and partnerships with Allianz Trade and Stripe are used as proof points. Corporate buyers and VC/PE investors serve as channels into their suppliers and portfolio companies.
Growing suppliers with corporate or government customers, corporate buyers managing supplier payment terms and order timelines, and venture capital and private equity investors supporting portfolio companies. Named customers span aerospace and defense, shipping and logistics, and venture studios.
Geography
Headquartered at 2021 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California, with referenced customers in California and Virginia, United States.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsKlear announced on its website a partnership with Allianz Trade to unlock de-risked working capital at scale.
Klear partners with Stripe Payments Company for money transmission and account services, with funds held at Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Member FDIC.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
- Klearklearbusiness.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Klear do?
- Klear is a San Francisco software platform providing embedded working capital and cash-flow intelligence to suppliers.
- Who are Klear's investors?
- Klear's investors include Stage 1 Ventures.