Clara
Clara Labs offered an AI-assisted scheduling service that coordinated meetings by email through a human-like virtual assistant. The company was acquired by TopFunnel in 2019, and its original service is no longer operating.
Why Abandoned
TopFunnel acquired Clara Labs in 2019. Clara’s former homepage is no longer an operating product site, and the original scheduling-assistant service has been discontinued.
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📅 Timeline
Clara Labs founded
Clara enters Y Combinator
Company raises $7 million Series A
TopFunnel acquires Clara Labs
🔄 Alternatives to Clara
Fireflies.ai
🟢ActiveAI notetaker that automatically records, transcribes, and analyzes voice conversations.
Motion
🟢ActiveMotion is a productivity platform from Use Motion that combines calendar scheduling, task and project management, meeting assistance, and workflow automation. Its AI features automatically plan and reprioritize work on users’ calendars.
Clockwise
🟢ActiveClockwise is an AI-powered calendar and scheduling service for teams. It rearranges flexible meetings, protects focus time, coordinates availability, and integrates with workplace calendars and collaboration tools.
Shortwave
🟢ActiveShortwave is an AI-powered email client for Gmail and Google Workspace. It organizes messages into bundles and adds search, summarization, writing assistance, scheduling, task, and collaboration features.
🪦 Other dead Productivity tools
Xembly
🟠Possibly DeadXembly was a workplace productivity assistant that used AI to schedule meetings, take meeting notes, track action items, and automate related administrative work through calendar and messaging integrations.
Storia AI
🟡Acquired / MergedStoria AI was an AI-assisted visual design and image-editing product developed by Storia. Its tools included text editing within generated images, object removal, background changes, and image cleanup.
Limitless
🟡Acquired / MergedLimitless is an AI-powered memory and meeting assistant from Limitless AI that records or imports conversations, produces transcripts and summaries, and lets users search and query captured information across its apps and wearable Pendant.
Julie Desk
🟡Acquired / MergedJulie Desk was a French AI-powered virtual assistant that scheduled meetings by email, coordinating participants and calendars through natural-language exchanges. Its technology was acquired by Accor in 2019.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What was Clara Labs?
Clara Labs was a productivity startup that provided an AI-assisted virtual scheduling assistant. Users copied Clara on email threads, and the service coordinated meeting times and calendar invitations.
How did the Clara scheduling assistant work?
Clara communicated over email, interpreted scheduling requests, checked calendar availability, followed up with participants, and sent meeting invitations. Its service combined software automation with human operational support.
Is Clara Labs still available?
No. Clara Labs was acquired by TopFunnel in 2019, and the original Clara scheduling-assistant product is no longer available as an active standalone service.
Who founded Clara Labs?
Clara Labs was founded by Maran Nelson and Michael Akilian in 2014.
What are the best alternatives to Clara for AI scheduling?
Current alternatives include Clockwise and Motion for calendar optimization, Shortwave for AI-assisted email workflows, and Fireflies.ai for meeting capture and automation.