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“The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely co-founder and CEO Roy Lee shared with TechCrunch last summer was a lie, Lee admitted on Thursday on X. Wrote Lee, this “is the only blatantly dishonest thing i’ve said publicly online, so this is my formal retraction.” Yet his post on X also…”
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“AI startup ARR manipulation is no longer just a cautionary tale from the fraud playbooks of the past. It just played out in public, in real time, and the market barely flinched. When Cluely CEO Roy Lee admitted on March 5, 2026, that he had lied about reaching $7 million in annual recurring reven...”
“El escandalo que sacude al ecosistema: un CEO confiesa haber mentido sobre el ARREn el mundo startup, las metricas de crecimiento son moneda de reputacion. Por eso, cuando Roy Lee, CEO y cofundador de Cluely, admitio publicamente en X (Twitter) haber fabricado la cifra de $7 millones de ARR (Annu...”
“Cluely’s revenue has skyrocketed to about $7 million in ARR since it launched its new enterprise product a week ago, founder Roy Lee told TechCrunch. “Every single person who has a meeting or an interview is testing this out.” Cluely, one of Silicon Valley’s most-talked-about startups, offers pro...”
“…a video posted on X. Two investors who were not part of the deal tell TechCrunch they believe Cluely’s post-money valuation is around $120 million. Andreessen Horowitz declined to comment on that figure. Cluely CEO Roy Lee didn’t respond to a request for comment. Cluely’s new funding comes rough...”
“The latest San Francisco startup culture drama happened on Monday night. And it centered around “the most legendary party that never happened,” Cluely founder and CEO Roy Lee tells TechCrunch. Cluely had hoped to throw an after-party for a Y Combinator event occurring on Monday and Tuesday called...”
