Cluely, a start-up that declares to help users cheat on job interviews, exams, and sales calls, has raised a $15 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, the company revealed on Friday with a video published on X.Two investors who were not part of the deal tell A Technology NewsRoom they think Cluelys post-money assessment is around $120 million.
Andreessen Horowitz declined to comment on that figure.
Cluely CEO Roy Lee didnt respond to a request for comment.Cluelys new financing comes roughly two months after it raised $5.3 millionin seed funding co-led by Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures.The start-up was co-founded previously this year by 21-year-old Roy Lee and Neel Shanmugam, who were suspended from Columbia University for establishing an undetected AI-powered tool called Interview Coder to help engineers cheat on technical interviews.Cluely pays, according to Lees numerous posts on X and podcast appearances.Lees provocative social networks presence and highly produced questionable videos have assisted to draw attention and develop brand awareness for Cluely.In April, for instance, as A Technology NewsRoom previously reported, Cluely released a slick but polarizing launch video of Lee using a covert AI assistant to lie to a female about his age, and even his knowledge of art, on a date at a fancy restaurant.Earlier this week, Cluely was wishing to toss a large after-party following Y Combinators AI Startup School, a two-day event.
The police shut down the celebrations after around 2,000 individuals tried to go into the place, Lee informed A Technology NewsRoom.
After they arrived, he informed TC, We did some cleanup, however the drinks are all there waiting for the next party.