Clear Labs
Genomics & Genetic Testing · Molecular Diagnostics
$124Mtotal raised · 4 rounds on record
7open roles
$150kmedian advertised pay
$30Mlatest round · Series D · Jan 2025 · 21 mo ago
Overview
Clear Labs builds an FDA-cleared next-generation sequencing diagnostics platform, Clear Dx, that combines automated sample-to-report workflows with oncology and infectious disease assays. The company develops hardware, software and wet-lab science together and hires scientists, automation and systems engineers and software developers. The company is headquartered in San Carlos, California, United States.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$124M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$30M
Series D · Jan 2025 · 21 mo ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
7
open roles
Backers
6
Plug and Play, Wing Venture Capital
The money's age
Due for its next round
21 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Nov 13, 2025
Launched Clear Labs Unveils Automated Workflow Featuring Pillar Biosciences · PRNewswire
Aug 26, 2025
Launched Clear Labs Launches Clear Dx Deeplex Myc-TB, An Automated Solution for Mycobacterium Species Identification and TB Drug Resistance Mutations · PRNewswire
Jun 4, 2025
Launched Clear Labs Launches New Fully Automated NGS Platform for Rapid Bacterial and Fungal Detection from Sterile Site Specimens · PRNewswire
Jan 13, 2025
Raised a round Series D $30M · PRNewswire
May 22, 2023
Launched Clear Labs Launches Microbial Surveillance Whole Genome Sequencing Solution · PRNewswire
Jul 11, 2022
New executive Clear Labs Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Edward Fan as Chief Financial Officer · PRNewswire
May 13, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $60M · SEC Form D
Oct 30, 2018
Raised a round Series B $21M · FoodDive
Dec 13, 2016
Raised a round Venture round $13M · Venturebeat
Jul 2001
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.14%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
2
best: 2 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series D | Jan 2025 | $30M | — | PRNewswire |
| Venture round | May 2021 | $60M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series B | Oct 2018 | $21M | — | FoodDive |
| Venture round | Dec 2016 | $13M | — | Venturebeat |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Clear Labs, Inc. | its site |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Sasan AminiExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Mahni GhorashiExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Jeff FieldExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Ramin KhaksarExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Brian HoganExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Edward FanExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Plug and Play 
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Jobs
$145k – $185k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · PhD · San Carlos
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$114k – $139k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · San Carlos
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$161k – $197k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · San Carlos
Next-Generation Sequencing
Design of Experiments
MedTech
FDA 510(k)
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$133k – $187k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · San Carlos
Next-Generation Sequencing
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$85k – $104k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · San Carlos
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$120k – $150k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · PhD · San Carlos
Python
Mandiant capa
Chips/EDA
JMP
SpaceTech
FMEA
Life Sciences
Next-Generation Sequencing
MedTech
ISO 13485
FDA 510(k)
Design Controls
CAPA
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$72k – $108k per year · In office · Contractor · PhD · San Carlos
Next-Generation Sequencing
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$150k
Typical range
$104k – $197k
Open positions
7
6
Jobs
Middle
16.7%
Senior
50%
Staff
33.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 1 | $104k | $104k |
| Senior | 3 | $185k | $139k – $187k |
| Staff | 2 | $173k | $150k – $197k |
Highest paying role
Systems Integration Lead / Process Engineer
$197k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Clear Labs
By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay
Visa sponsorship
1
H-1B filings in 12 months
$143k
Median offered salary
7
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Other biological scientists
1
In the register as Clear Labs, Inc., San Carlos, CA
Other sponsors in the same field
BillionToOne 11 filings
GeneDx 1 filings
Invitae DNA testing for better health
ARUP Laboratories 93 filings
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Apr 10, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
52/100
Stable
Open positions
7
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
75 days
faster than 16% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~7 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
40% ▼
Industrial Engineering
40% ▼
Biotech
20% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Design of Experiments to stack
Oct 2026
Added JMP to stack
Oct 2026
Added ISO 13485 to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added FDA 510(k) to stack
Oct 2026
Added Design Controls to stack
Oct 2026
Added Next-Generation Sequencing to stack
Oct 2026
People
Sasan Amini
Executive Officer, Director
Mahni Ghorashi
Executive Officer
Jeff Field
Executive Officer
Ramin Khaksar
Executive Officer
Brian Hogan
Executive Officer
Edward Fan
Executive Officer
Gaurav Garg
Director
Greg Yap
Director
Michael Taylor
Director
Nicolas Roelofs
Director
Mostafa Ronaghi
Director
Michael Robach
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Clear Labs over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
24
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
66/100
Languages
Python
Java
Kotlin
TypeScript
Frameworks & libraries
JUnit
Mockito
Spring Boot
Testcontainers
Databases
MySQL
Redis
Cloud & platforms
GCP
Google GKE
RabbitMQ
Kubernetes
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News
Clear Labs Showcases Oncology NGS Automation Initiatives and Announces Collaboration with Labcorp
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Labs, a leader in fully automated next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions, today announced its participation at the Association...
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Clear Labs Unveils Automated Workflow Featuring Pillar Biosciences
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Labs, a leader in fully automated next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions, today announced the introduction of a new automated...
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Report
Clear Labs Launches Clear Dx Deeplex Myc-TB, An Automated Solution for Mycobacterium Species Identification and TB Drug Resistance Mutations
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Labs, a leader in automated genomic sequencing solutions, is proud to announce the release of its latest product, Clear Dx...
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Clear Labs Launches New Fully Automated NGS Platform for Rapid Bacterial and Fungal Detection from Sterile Site Specimens
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Labs, a leader in fully automated next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions, announced the launch of its newest innovation: an...
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Clear Labs to Expand Foothold in Sequencing-Based Pathogen Testing
The company raised $30 million in Series D funding earlier this year to accelerate development of its automated microbial sequencing workflow.
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Clear Labs Secures $30 Million in Series D Financing to Accelerate Development and Adoption of Cutting-Edge Sequencing Solutions
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, Clear Labs, provider of fully automated, next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms for turnkey diagnostics, announced it has...
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Clear Labs Launches Microbial Surveillance Whole Genome Sequencing Solution
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Labs, a leader in next-generation sequencing automation workflow solutions, announces the launch of the Clear Dx Microbial...
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Clear Labs Pushing Automated Whole-Genome Sequencing Into Clinical Market for Infection Control
The firm hopes to move beyond surveillance applications to position itself as a provider of automated sequencing solutions in hospital labs.
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From Immigrant to Entrepreneur - BioProcess International
Sasan Amini shares business innovations and key lessons in hopes to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.
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Clear Labs to Present at IDWeek on Role of Whole Genome Sequencing in Hospitals
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Labs, the leader in fully automated, next-generation sequencing (NGS) for turnkey genomic surveillance and diagnostics, is...
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
San Carlos
San Carlos
United States
HQ
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7 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 14% engineering 200-500 est. staff $153k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Biotech
1559 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070