# Clarey Zhu

> Clarey Zhu is a Series C investor at TCV backing SaaS and FinTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TCV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technology-crossover-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarey-zhu-50a27226/

Clarey Zhu is a Series C investor at TCV in San Francisco Bay Area focused on SaaS and FinTech. Clarey Zhu is the Partner at TCV. Clarey Zhu attended Yale University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Compliance | 1 | 100% |
| Developer APIs | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fonoa | Fonoa is a tax technology company that develops a global tax automation platform for digital businesses, marketplaces, SaaS providers, and multinational enterprises. The company helps organizations manage indirect tax compliance by automating processes such as tax calculation, tax ID validation, invoicing, e-invoicing, reporting, and tax returnpreparation across multiple jurisdictions. Its platform is designed to reduce the complexity of complying with constantly changing VAT, GST, sales tax, and other indirect tax regulations worldwide. The company provides a modular, API-first platform that integrates with existing finance, ERP, payment, and operational systems. Its solutions enable businesses to automatically determine the correct tax treatment for transactions, validate customer and supplier tax IDs, generate locally compliant invoices, and meet country-specific e-invoicing and digital reporting requirements. Fonoa supports tax operations across more than 190 jurisdictions and processes hundreds of millions of transactions annually. | $110M | Series C | May 28, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coatue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coatue) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dawn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dawn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forestay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forestay-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OMERS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omers-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TCV

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

TCV provides capital to growth-stage private and public companies in the technology industry. It also provides management teams with data-driven insights, sector expertise, access to world-class talent, and connections with category leaders. Founded in 1995, the Silicon Valley-headquartered firm has invested more than $14 billion in over 350growth-stage technology companies to date. Some of its most prominent portfolio company exits include Airbnb, Facebook, Netflix, Peloton, and Zillow.

5 contacts available at TCV.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Wortmann | Partner | — |
| Amol Helekar | General Partner | — |
| Clarey Zhu | Associate | — |
| David Zhang | Partner | — |
| Evan Hochhauser | Investor | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Clarey Zhu invest in?

Clarey Zhu invests primarily in SaaS, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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