Clarifai

01 / WHAT IT BUILT

What the company did

Clarifai is an AI company founded in 2013 by Matt Zeiler that built a full-stack computer-vision and AI development platform. Its platform helped organizations extract value from unstructured data — images, video, sensor streams — with models for detecting defects, anomalies and quality issues across manufacturing, healthcare, finance and retail. Clarifai was named a leader, with the top score in the Current Offering category, in The Forrester Wave: Computer Vision Tools, Q1 2024, and became a Silver Partner in the HPE Technology Partner Program in October 2024. It raised about $100 million (including a $60 million Series C led by NEA in 2021) at a valuation around $500 million, with roughly 250 employees. No failure event could be found for the company; this record appears to be a misclassification.

03 / EVENT HISTORY

Events in the structured record

1. 2013
   Founded

   Founded by Matt Zeiler; built a computer-vision API platform that later grew into a full-stack AI development platform.

2. 2021
   $60M Series C

   Raised $60 million in Series C funding led by NEA, bringing total funding to about $100 million at a roughly $500 million valuation.

3. 2024
   Industry recognition

   Named a leader in The Forrester Wave: Computer Vision Tools, Q1 2024 with the top score in Current Offering; in October 2024 became a Silver Partner in the HPE Technology Partner Program, delivering AI and computer-vision solutions on HPE hardware. No failure found — the record appears misclassified.