Daring to Dream and
Redefine What’s Possible

We have been the earliest investor with dozens of teams that have dared to pursue their vision—creating and leading new markets, and shaping the future.

Meet the companies that inspire us every day.

Our Companies

Wootcloud

Wootcloud

Wootcloud is an Internet-of-Things cybersecurity company. They sell an appliance-enabled cloud service that protects the “corporate airspace” from cyber-threats. The WootCloud solution combines software-defined radio-based RF threat sensors that identify and tag devices in the vicinity of the corporate network and an IoT gateway for device fingerprinting and profiling with a cloud analytics platform that uses deep machine learning to convert vast amounts of data into actionable cybersecurity insights.

  • Founded: 2017
  • Round Partnered: Seed
  • Year Partnered: 2017
  • Fund: Clear Ventures
  • Clear Partner(s): Chris Rust, Rajeev Madhavan
  • Status: Acquired by Public Company
  • Year Acquired: 2022
  • Acquirer: Netskope
  • Acquisition Price: $ 36,000,000

TEAM

  • Nigel Duffy

    Founder

  • Simon Wilkinson

    Head of Engineering

  • Ryan McMahon

    Chief of Staff

Results Matter, Success Counts

Four of the companies our team co-founded produced over $1.7 billion of market cap from 2 IPOs and 2 acquisitions.

The Clear investment team has funded over 70 companies, 90% as the first investors, and has had 54 exits valued at a $85 billion market cap.

Before we became VCs, we had already founded 5 successful companies.

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