Clayton Petty, Gradient Partner: Scaling AI from Seed to Enterprise
Oct 03, 2025•1 hr 3 min
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Episode description
Clayton Petty is a Partner at Gradient. Prior to Gradient, Clayton helped build the Cyber Security practice at McKinsey & Company, advising founders, operators, and investors across the cyber ecosystem. He also worked closely with vertical software, automation, and cloud infrastructure businesses to scale their go-to-market efforts. Before McKinsey, Clayton was a software engineer and studied computer science at Texas A&M University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.Topics:
- Shifts in Cybersecurity and Developer Tools Investing
- The Rise of Enterprise AI Agents and No-Code Automation
- Vertical SaaS and Applied AI
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