Research-backed opportunity analysis

Clay is Worth $3.1B.
Their Australian Data Has a 40% Error Rate. That's Your Opening.

Australian B2B sales teams use Clay and Apollo for prospect data. But AU match rates are vs. 80-90% in the US. ABN, ASIC, and Australian Business Register data are public APIs nobody has productized. I did the research. Now I need a GTM co-founder who knows AU B2B sales.

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Clay's Valuation
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AU Businesses (5+ Staff)
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AU-Native GTM Data Tools
$3.1B Clay Valuation40% AU Data Error Rate600K AU BusinessesZero AU-Native GTM ToolsPublic APIs Not ProductizedData Moat Compounds $3.1B Clay Valuation40% AU Data Error Rate600K AU BusinessesZero AU-Native GTM ToolsPublic APIs Not ProductizedData Moat Compounds
The Problem
Global GTM tools have a
massive Australian blind spot.
Clay and Apollo's data sources are overwhelmingly US-focused. AU-specific data -- ABN lookups, ASIC company records, LinkedIn AU profiles -- is thin, inaccurate, or missing. AU sales teams get 40-60% match rates vs. 80-90% in the US.

"75% of AU brands trail global leaders in marketing technology maturity. We're using US tools that don't know Australian businesses exist."

AU MarTech Survey 2025

"Clay enrichment on AU prospects returns 40% blank fields. Company size, employee count, director info -- all missing. I end up manually checking ABR and LinkedIn for every lead."

AU SaaS Founder, Sydney

"No tool auto-enriches with AU-specific signals: government tender wins, ASX announcements, ASIC director changes. We build custom scrapers for everything."

RevOps Lead, B2B Startup

"Our SDRs spend 3 hours a day manually researching AU prospects on LinkedIn and the ABR. It's 2026 and there's no API for basic Australian company data."

VP Sales, AU Tech Company
Global Proof
Someone already built this.
Just not for Australia.
GTM data enrichment is a proven, multi-billion-dollar category. Clay connects 100+ data sources. None of them are deeply Australian. That's the gap.
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Clay
United States · $204M raised
AI-powered GTM data enrichment. Connects 100+ data sources, enriches prospect data, automates personalized outreach. Growing rapidly in the "GTM engineering" category. AU data is an afterthought.
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Apollo.io
United States · 275M contacts
B2B sales intelligence + engagement platform. $49-$119/user/month. Strong US data but AU coverage is thin. LinkedIn data for AU is thinner, fewer profiles, less regularly updated.
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AU Business Registry
Australia · Public APIs
ABN, ASIC, and state registries hold data on every AU business. All publicly accessible via APIs. Nobody has productized this data for GTM use. The enrichment layer is waiting to be built.
The Gap
Why Australia doesn't have this yet
The opportunity persists for structural reasons that protect whoever enters first.

AU business data is fragmented across multiple registries

ABR (Australian Business Register), ASIC, state registries, various directories -- nobody has built an API that normalizes and enriches AU company data the way ZoomInfo/Clearbit did for US data.

Clay's 100+ data providers are primarily US/EU

AU data is an afterthought for global tools. The AU B2B market (600K businesses with 5+ employees) is too small for US companies to invest in deep local enrichment.

Public APIs exist but nobody has productized them

ABN lookup, ASIC company data, and AU business registry are all publicly available. The data is there. The enrichment layer that makes it useful for sales teams is not.

The data moat compounds over time

Every customer query improves your data. Every new data source makes the product stickier. Once you build the AU enrichment layer and integrate with Clay as a data provider, you get instant distribution to Clay's entire customer base.

The Market
The numbers speak for themselves
Every AU B2B company needs prospect data. The category is proven at $3.1B. AU data is structurally underserved.
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AU businesses (5+ staff)
Addressable market
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Clay AU data error rate
Match rate gap
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500 companies @ $200/mo
Year 2 ARR target
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Clay's valuation
Proves the category

Revenue model: API tier at $49-$199/month (per-lookup pricing $0.05-$0.20/company). Platform tier at $149-$499/month for full GTM enrichment + outreach. Enterprise at $1,000-$5,000/month. Clay marketplace integration for instant distribution. 500 AU B2B companies at $200/month = $1.2M ARR. Zero competition.

The Partnership
Two halves of the same company
I have the technical side covered. I need someone who knows AU B2B sales, GTM operations, and can bring the first 50 customers from their network.

What I Bring

The data engineering, API platform, and infrastructure.

  • Full-stack AI engineer. Built 5+ production products from zero.
  • ABN/ASIC/ABR data integration API. Company enrichment engine with director, financial, and industry data.
  • Clay marketplace integration for instant distribution. API-first architecture.
  • AI-powered AU signal detection: tender wins, ASX announcements, ASIC changes, news mentions.
  • Already completed deep market research and competitive analysis across 3 geographies.
Tech founder: covered
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What I Need

The GTM expertise, B2B sales network, and first customers.

  • Deep experience in AU B2B sales or RevOps. Has used Clay, Apollo, ZoomInfo, or Clearbit for AU prospecting.
  • Understands the AU B2B data landscape: what's missing, what's wrong, what sales teams actually need.
  • Network of AU B2B SaaS founders, sales leaders, or agency owners who would be early adopters.
  • Can bring the first 50 customers from AU SaaS founder communities, agencies, or recruiting firms.
  • Wants to build the data infrastructure layer for AU B2B, not just another sales tool.
GTM founder: you?
The Deal
Let's explore this together. Clear division.

This is a co-founder search, not a job ad. I'm looking for someone who wants to own half of this company and build it together from day one.

You Bring

GTM/sales domain expertise. AU B2B network. Understanding of what sales teams need. First 50 customers from your community.

I Bring

Data engineering. ABN/ASIC API integration. AI enrichment engine. Clay marketplace integration. Market research already done.

Equity Split

We'll figure out the right structure together. What matters first is whether we're the right fit.

Funding Path

R&D Tax Incentive (43.5%), Antler/Startmate ($120K-$260K), then Reinventure (Westpac-backed) or NAB Ventures seed round.

"Build the enrichment layer, integrate with Clay as a data provider, and simultaneously build your own platform. The data moat compounds with every query."

The Roadmap
How we'd build it
Start with the API. Integrate with Clay. Then build the full platform.
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Week 1-2

Validate with 10 AU B2B sales leaders

Talk to SaaS founders, agency owners, and recruitment firms. Ask: "What's your current prospect research process? How accurate is your AU company data? Would you pay for a Clay-equivalent with deep AU data?"

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Week 3-5

MVP: AU data enrichment API

API that takes a company name or ABN and returns enriched data: directors, registered address, company size, industry, financial indicators, key personnel with LinkedIn profiles. Sell as standalone or Clay integration.

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Month 2-3

Clay marketplace integration + first 100 customers

Submit to Clay's data provider marketplace for instant distribution. Launch direct API and platform tiers. Target AU SaaS companies frustrated with Clay's AU data quality.

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Month 4-6

AU-specific signals + full GTM platform

Add government tender wins, ASX announcements, ASIC director changes, news mentions. Launch outreach personalization. Approach Antler/Startmate. Target $100K MRR.

Let's Talk

If you know AU B2B sales, GTM operations, or data enrichment and want to build the data infrastructure every AU sales team needs, I'd like to hear from you.

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