With a video uploaded on X on Friday, Cluely, a firm that says it can help users “cheat” on exams, sales calls, and job interviews, revealed that it had raised a $15 million Series A lead by Andreessen Horowitz.
According to TechCrunch, two investors who were not involved in the transaction think Cluely is worth about $120 million after the money was invested. Regarding that statistic, Andreessen Horowitz chose not to comment. A request for comment from Cluely CEO Roy Lee was not answered.
About two months have passed since Cluely raised $5.3 million in seed funding, which was co-led by Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures.
Roy Lee and Neel Shanmugam, both 21 years old, co-founded the firm earlier this year after being suspended from Columbia University for creating “Interview Coder,” an undetectable AI-powered application that helps engineers cheat on technical interviews.
According to Lee’s numerous X articles and podcast appearances, Cluely is profitable.
Cluely’s brand awareness has grown as a result of Lee’s well produced contentious videos and provocative social media presence.
For instance, as TechCrunch previously reported, Cluely released a sleek yet divisive launch video in April showing Lee lying to a woman about his age and even his artistic skills while on a date at a posh restaurant utilizing a covert AI helper.
Cluely wanted to host a big after-party after the two-day AI Startup School event hosted by Y Combinator earlier this week. However, Lee told TechCrunch that after over 2,000 people attempted to enter the location, the cops broke up the celebrations. “We did some cleanup, but the drinks are all there waiting for the next party,” he informed TC after they got there.
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