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Klue

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Founded 2015 · 193 employees on LinkedIn · 16 known investors

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Klue provides competitive intelligence software that automatically collects, curates, and distributes competitive insights to sales and marketing teams, while also capturing buyer feedback and win-loss analysis through human expert interviews and AI-powered tools.

Also known as Klue Labs

Founders & leadership

Klue was founded in 2015 by Sarathy Naicker.

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Sarathy NaickerFounderSarathy Naicker is a software professional with experience in data processing, security, and design. He is founder and CEO of Klue, which provides competitive intelligence software that helps sales and marketing teams track competitor activity and gather buyer insights.
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Jason SmithFounderFounder at Glide

Investors · 16

OMERS Ventureslisted by OMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M

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Also in the syndicate · 2

BDC VenturesHWVP

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$62M disclosed across 1 round · 2021

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Klue operates a software platform that unites competitive intelligence and win-loss research in a single product. On the competitive intelligence side, the platform continuously collects intel from web and internal sources, curates it into competitor profiles and battlecards, and distributes it to sellers and other go-to-market staff. Core components include Compete Agent (described as an AI research analyst and deal assistant), Auto Insights (auto-generated content for competitive research and for use as a source for internal LLMs), Deal Tips (deal-specific competitive insights emailed to sellers), Ask Klue (question answering inside Slack, Salesforce and Klue), a Knowledge Hub for company context and messaging consistency, competitor profiles generated in one click, Klue Insights that extract findings from G2 reviews and win/loss interviews, email digests, and reporting on content adoption and revenue influence [0][3].

The win-loss suite captures buyer feedback across deals through several modalities: structured Human Expert Interviews designed and conducted by Klue's own analyst team, an AI Interviewer conducting short voice conversations with buyers and sellers at pipeline scale, Blindspots Interviews with buyers from evaluations the customer was not part of, and a Win & Loss Story Agent that auto-generates deal narratives from CRM data and call recordings when a deal closes. Klue also released Win-Loss Clips, which automatically segment interviews into shorter moments [0][5].

Early product descriptions (2017) framed Klue as centralized, secure and mobile competitive intelligence management, with news alerts scanning 3.5 million sites per day, website monitoring, filtered news feeds by competitor or industry, team curation, and battlecards shared via web, mobile, Slack or iOS with usage tracking and seller feedback [4]. The company positions its category as "competitive enablement" [2][6].

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Klue went on to found or lead other companies.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Klue do?
Klue is a Vancouver-based AI platform combining competitive intelligence and win-loss analysis for B2B revenue teams.
Who founded Klue?
Klue was founded by Sarathy Naicker in 2015.
Who are Klue's investors?
Klue's investors include 515 Ventures, Allied Venture Partners, Aspenwood, BDC Venture Capital, Craft Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Pallasite Ventures, RBCx and 6 more.
How much funding has Klue raised?
Klue has disclosed $62M raised across 1 round.