# Andy Byrne

> Andy Byrne is Clari’s co-founder and former CEO, an enterprise software entrepreneur whose earlier work includes Timestock and Clearwell. His public writing emphasizes customer discovery, team building and using AI to improve revenue operations. Clari and Salesloft completed their merger in December 2025 and appointed Steve Cox CEO of the combined company.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former CEO of Clari
- **Organizations:** Clari, Clearwell Systems, Timestock, VitalSigns Software, Bay Networks, MiLAN Technologies
- **Education:** BS, Economics, University of Nevada, Reno, MBA, with honors, San Jose State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Clari with Venkat Rangan and led it as CEO before the Salesloft merger., Helped Clearwell grow from pre-product and pre-revenue in 2005 to a reported $100 million run rate before its 2011 acquisition., Co-founded Timestock, acquired by Wily Technology before Wily’s acquisition by Computer Associates.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Joined VitalSigns in product management, recruited by Jim Goetz; met Venkat Rangan there.
- **2001** — Founded Timestock, an enterprise application-management business.
- **2005-2011** — Served on Clearwell’s founding executive team; Symantec acquired Clearwell in 2011.
- **2012** — Sequoia dates its Clari partnership to this year; Byrne describes beginning the company in 2012.
- **2013-2014** — Clari’s product and enterprise go-to-market effort took shape, as described in his Startup Field Guide interview.
- **2022** — Clari announced a $225 million Series F at a $2.6 billion valuation on January 19.
- **2025** — Clari and Salesloft completed their merger on December 3, appointing Steve Cox CEO of the combined organization.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Clari with Venkat Rangan and led it as CEO before the Salesloft merger.
- Helped Clearwell grow from pre-product and pre-revenue in 2005 to a reported $100 million run rate before its 2011 acquisition.
- Co-founded Timestock, acquired by Wily Technology before Wily’s acquisition by Computer Associates.
- Led Clari during its January 2022 $225 million Series F at a $2.6 billion company valuation.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Clari and Salesloft announced the completion of their merger and named Steve Cox CEO on December 3; Byrne is profiled as Clari’s co-founder and former CEO.
- **2024-12** — In a December 4 interview, Byrne advocated cross-functional AI councils and described his vision for increasingly automated revenue workflows.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byrneandy/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/00byrne

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Last updated: 2026-10-27