Clear Street
Clear Street is a cloud-native capital markets platform providing end-to-end prime brokerage services. The company offers institutional investors unified access to trading, risk management, and financing for U.S. equities and options. As of September 2025, the platform supported $17.2 billion in interest-bearing client balances and cleared approximately 3.8% of U.S. equity market volume, processing over $3 billion in daily trades.
Public Company
Clear Street is publicly traded
IPO'd on January 20, 2026
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under CLRS.
Overview
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2018
Employees
501–1,000
Total Funding
$1.14B
6 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$12B
January 13, 2026
Funding
Total raised $1.14B across 6 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Series C (Pre-IPO)
Date
January 13, 2026
Amount
$135.4M
Valuation
$12B
Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 | Series C (Pre-IPO) | $135.4M | $12B | Baillie Gifford, SBI Holdings |
| January 13, 2026 | Series C (Pre-IPO) | $135.4M | $12B | Baillie Gifford, SBI Holdings |
| April 11, 2023 | Series B Extension | $270M | $2B | Prysm Capital |
Funding by Round
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Valuation Trajectory
Valuation indexed to 1.0× at the selected entry round. Valuation marks are estimates and may contain errors. Hover each dot to compare.
Entry · Series B
$1.7B
May 2022
Clear Street today
$12B
Jan 2026 · latest mark
Clear Street multiple
7.1x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Prominent Investors
Leadership
Chris Pento
Co-Founder & CEO
Sachin Kumar
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Ed Tilly
CEO
Competitors
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
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Clear Street Investment FAQ
Clear Street FAQ
Yes, Clear Street is publicly traded under the ticker symbol CLRS on the NASDAQ. The company went public in January 20, 2026.
Clear Street trades under the ticker symbol CLRS on the NASDAQ. It began trading in January 20, 2026.
Clear Street (CLRS on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker CLRS to place an order.
Clear Street went public in January 20, 2026 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $12B. Clear Street filed a registration statement (Form S-1) on January 20, 2026 for a proposed IPO on NASDAQ under ticker CLRS. The company initially proposed raising $1 billion by offering 23.81 million shares priced between $40-$44. As of February 2026, the company adjusted pricing to $26-$28 per share targeting $8.2 billion valuation but subsequently postponed the IPO citing market conditions. The company remains private as of April 2026.
Clear Street raised $1.14B across 6 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Clear Street was co-founded by Chris Pento, and Sachin Kumar in 2018.
Clear Street is headquartered in New York, NY, United States.
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