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Overview
Clerk provides a complete suite of embeddable UIs, flexible APIs, and admin dashboards to authenticate and manage your users. It lets developers add login flows, user profiles, and admin controls into their apps through ready-to-use interfaces and programmable APIs, with an admin dashboard to manage users. Clerk differentiates itself by offering a cohesive set of UI components, APIs, and admin tooling that are designed to be embedded and customized easily, so teams can implement authentication and user management without building these parts from scratch. The goal is to help developers add secure, well-integrated authentication and user management to applications quickly by providing an all-in-one toolkit that fits into existing tech stacks.
About Clerk
Industries
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$3.3M
Headquarters
Bordeaux, France
Founded
2019
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What believers are saying
- October 2025 Series C raised $50 million from Menlo and Anthropic's Anthology Fund.
- April 2026 Clerk CLI accelerated onboarding across eight frameworks, shrinking adoption friction.
- August 2026 updates added admin logs, mobile biometrics, discounts, and CIMD OAuth beta.
What critics are saying
- Clerk has three 2026 CVEs, including route-protection bypasses and secret-leak SSRF.
- Better Auth and Auth0 pressure Clerk on cost, ownership, and AI-agent identity.
- EU data residency remains absent, blocking regulated European buyers and enterprise migrations.
What makes Clerk unique
- Clerk CLI launched in April 2026, shipping auth setup directly from terminals.
- Clerk MCP server and client integration make Clerk native to AI coding workflows.
- Clerk supports MFA, passkeys, billing, and admin logs inside one developer platform.
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Funding
Total Funding
$3.3M
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Competitive salary and equity
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About Clerk
Industries
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$3.3M
Headquarters
Bordeaux, France
Founded
2019
Clerk is Hiring for 1 Jobs on Simplify!
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