Clado: Redefining People Search with AI-Powered “Agentic” Intelligence

What is Clado?

Clado is an AI-driven people search platform that indexes over 200 million global profiles, offering deep, natural-language search capabilities. Unlike traditional keyword-based tools, Clado deploys a swarm of intelligent AI agents per user query to read, reason, and rank individuals precisely according to your specifications.Originating from the YC Spring 2025 batch, it’s designed to help sales, recruiting, hiring, and academic professionals find the right person—faster and smarter.

Key Features

• Massive Profile Coverage
  Access more than 200 million profiles, including enriched data like verified emails and phone numbers.

• Agentic & Natural-Language Search
  Simply describe who you’re looking for (“founders at Series A AI startups in Berlin”) and Clado launches 100K+ AI agents to fetch and rank matches.

• Superior Data Enrichment
  Clado’s enrichment engine outperforms competitors—~17.6% better than Clay and 3× better than Apollo—for LinkedIn URL-based contact information.

• Alumni & Enterprise Network Access
  Originally targeted at university alumni searches, Clado now supports searches across thousands of universities and 20 million+ companies.

• Free Tier + Enterprise Option
  Start with free credits and access; enterprise plans offer broader search and enrichment scale.

Technical Insight

• Agentic Search Architecture
  Each user prompt triggers a swarm of intelligent search agents that autonomously fetch, read, reason, and rank thousands of profiles in parallel.

• Semantic & Contextual Parsing
  Powered by advanced models, Clado supports nuanced filters (e.g., job titles, industries, locations) and adapts to complex descriptions like “every exec at accounting firms of 250–2,000 people”.

• Email & Phone Enrichment Engine
  Integrates real-time data validation and enrichment, backed by benchmark results showing strong performance against key competitors.

Project Links

• Official Website: https://clado.ai/ 

Application Scenarios

• Sales Prospecting & Lead Generation
  Generate targeted lists like “AI engineers at FAANG” or “heads of growth at mid-market tech startups” with zero manual filtering.

• Recruiting & Alumni Outreach
  Ideal for academic institutions, clubs, or employers seeking alumni by specialization or location.

• Executive & Market Research
  Quickly build lists of executives across industries and regions for competitive intelligence or networking.

• Enterprise Relationship Mapping
  Helps companies deploy “enterprise networks” solutions to identify warm connections within target organizations.