# Clay Corman

> Clay Corman is a Series A investor at AIM Group backing Software, Apps and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AIM Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aim-group)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-corman-b994825
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/claycorman
- Website: https://x.com/claycorman

Clay Corman is a Series A investor at AIM Group focused on Software and Apps. Clay is an experienced entrepreneur with a background in private equity and investment banking.Clay currently serves as the Executive Director of the Auburn Angel Network, a 40-member network. Prior to serving as the Executive Director of the Auburn Angel Network, Clay founded an ecommerce company and worked with a private equity firm thatfocused on commercializing emerging technology and providing intellectual property advisory services. Prior to his private equity experience, Clay worked with a boutique investment banking firm that specialized in small business valuation.Clay received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Auburn University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Drones | 1 | 33% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Censys Technologies | Censys Technologies helps industrial drone users by minimizing overhead and operation headaches with industry-leading, long-range drones. The company serves more than just great performance, but also serves as a partner in success. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. | $8.3M | Series A | Jul 05, 2022 |  |
| Givebacks | Givebacks centralizes student fees, online sales, ticketing, concessions, point-of-sale transactions, fundraising campaigns, parent organization activity, and compliance workflows into a single integrated system of record . Rather than operating as separate tools, the platform unifies workflows, approvals, reporting, and documentation standardsto provide districts with improved oversight, audit readiness, and financial transparency. The platform supports both centralized district finance models and distributed school-level operations, with configurable permissions and approval workflows that maintain district-wide standards while enabling school autonomy. | $3.3M | Series A | Jan 07, 2022 |  |
| BuyHappy | Our FREE browser extension finds you the BEST PRICE when you're shopping online, so you don't have to! Download Today: bit.ly/buyhappy4 Twitter: @buyhappy | $900K |  | Jul 22, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Claritas Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claritas-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collective Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collective-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kirenaga Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirenaga-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/triangle-tweener-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AIM Group

VC Fund · Opelika, United States

AIM Group is a financial services provider that operates as an early-stage funding source in the Southeast. The firm has a passion for entrepreneurship both starting and funding companies. They are a network of angel networks with a structure that simplifies the funding process for entrepreneurs and offers a disciplined and rewarding investmentapproach for angel investors.

3 contacts available at AIM Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anderson Hicklen | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anderson-hicklen |
| Clay Corman | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clay-corman |
| Jim Corman | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-corman |

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## FAQ

### What does Clay Corman invest in?

Clay Corman invests primarily in Software, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Clay Corman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Clay Corman closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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