About Clayton Associates
Clayton Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. It is primarily based out of Nashville, United States. As of Sep 2016, Clayton Associates has invested in 50 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to HealthTech and Life Sciences. Most recently it led the $1.43M Series A round of .
Overall, Clayton Associates portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 27 acquisitions including key companies like Sharecare, WebMD and Censis. A lot of funds co-invest with Clayton Associates, with names like Hatteras Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Clayton Associates has team of 3 people including 2 partners.
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Clayton Associates' Investments by Stage
Clayton Associates is primarily an Early Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series A (13) rounds where average round size is $49M, Seed (4) rounds where average round size is $3.15M and Series B (2) rounds where average round size is $7M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series A | 13 |
Seed | 4 |
Series B | 2 |
PE | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Clayton Associates' Investments by Sector
Clayton Associates has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Vertical SaaS, Life Sciences and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 35 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 33 Tech companies, 13 Saas companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 9 |
HealthTech | 9 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
Life Sciences | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Others | 10 |
Clayton Associates' Investments by Geography
Clayton Associates has made most investments in United States (21), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
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United States | 21 |
Canada | 1 |
Clayton Associates' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Clayton Associates:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 28, 2016 | United States | Series A | $1.2M | ||
May 15, 2015 | United States | Series A | $1.43M | - | |
Mar 18, 2015 | United States | Series C | Undisclosed | ||
Nov 17, 2014 | United States | Series A | $1.85M | ||
Jul 07, 2014 | Canada | Series A | $750K | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Clayton Associates' Portfolio
Here are Clayton Associates' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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May 21, 2012 | - | - | - | |
Apr 05, 2000 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Clayton Associates' Portfolio
Here are Clayton Associates' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jun 21, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Jul 11, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Jun 10, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Mar 16, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Aug 04, 2020 | Mar 18, 2015 | Series C | Undisclosed |
Team profile of Clayton Associates
Clayton Associates has a team of 3 membersÌýincluding 2 Partners and 1 PrincipalÌýlocated in United States. Clayton Associates' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Clayton Associates:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Brentwood | - | ||
Partner | Brentwood | - | - | |
Principal | Steubenville | - | - |
Co-investors of Clayton Associates
Over the past 23 years, 51 investors have co-invested in Clayton Associates's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Clayton Associates:ÌýClaritas Capital, FCA Venture Partners and 6 others have invested in rounds before Clayton Associates. There are 3 companies where Claritas Capital has invested before Clayton Associates and 1 company where FCA Venture Partners has invested before Clayton Associates.
- Top Co-investors of Clayton Associates:Ìý20 investors entered a company along with Clayton Associates. These include investors like Hatteras Venture Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Clayton Associates:ÌýA total of 23 investors have invested in Clayton Associates's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nashville Capital Network (2 companies), (2 companies) and Dioko Ventures (1 company).

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