Circle Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2013

Year Founded

  • Status
  • IPO Registration

  • Employees
  • 950

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • IPO
  • (Announced)

  • Investors
  • 76

Circle General Information

Contact Information

Website
www.circle.com
Formerly Known As
Circle Internet Financial, CIrcle Acquisition Public, Circle Internet Finance Public
Ownership Status
In IPO Registration
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 99 High Street
  • Suite 1801
  • Boston, MA 02110
  • United States
+1 (888)
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Other Financial Services
Vertical(s)
TMT, Mobile Commerce, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, FinTech
Corporate Office
  • 99 High Street
  • Suite 1801
  • Boston, MA 02110
  • United States
+1 (888)

Circle Timeline

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Circle Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
16. IPO 11-Jan-2024 Announced Profitable
15. Secondary Transaction - Private 09-Feb-2024 Completed Profitable
14. Secondary Transaction - Private 23-Jan-2024 Completed Profitable
13. Later Stage VC (Series F) 21-Aug-2023 Completed Profitable
12. PIPE 05-Dec-2022 Cancelled Generating Revenue
11. Reverse Merger 05-Dec-2022 Cancelled Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series F) 11-Apr-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series E) 28-May-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC (Series E) 30-Jul-2020 $99M $345M Completed Generating Revenue
7. Debt - PPP 27-Apr-2020 $1.76M $246M Completed Generating Revenue
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Circle Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series F
Series E
Series D
Series C-1
Series C
Series B 17,586,205 $0.000100 8% $0.97 $0.97 1x $0.97 3.37%
Series A 33,620,690 $0.000100 8% $0.27 $0.27 1x $0.27 6.44%
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Circle Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Financial Software
Boston, MA
950 As of 2024

New York, NY
 

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
 
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Circle Competitors (66)

One of Circle’s 66 competitors is Paxos, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in New York, NY.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Paxos Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
AZA Finance Venture Capital-Backed Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Corefy Accelerator/Incubator Backed London, United Kingdom
OKX Private Equity-Backed Victoria, Seychelles
Gemini Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
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Circle Patents

  • 61

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 36

    Granted

  • 24

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Circle Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12052355-B1 Broadcast-free threshold post-quantum key generation and verification over unencrypted channels from hardware-based correlated randomness Active 23-Feb-2024
US-12254515-B1 Smart contract network to enable real-time swapping of digital assets using minting on-demand Active 20-Sep-2023
US-20250095063-A1 Smart contract network to enable real-time swapping of digital assets using minting on-demand Active 20-Sep-2023
US-20250070968-A1 Post-quantum constant-time key rotation verification Pending 22-Aug-2023
US-20250055698-A1 Blockchain address management for more efficient blockchain networks Pending 09-Aug-2023 H04L9/3236
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Circle Signals

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Circle Investors (76)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Angel (individual) Minority
1435 Capital Venture Capital Minority
Alt Option Return Venture Capital Minority
CE Innovation Capital Venture Capital Minority
Clear Fir Partners Venture Capital Minority
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Circle Investments & Acquisitions (40)

Circle’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Octane (Software Development Applications) for . The deal was made on 08-Apr-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Octane (Software Development Applications) 08-Apr-2025 Seed Round Software Development Applications
Hashnote 21-Jan-2025 Merger/Acquisition Other Financial Services
Aave 18-Dec-2024 Later Stage VC Financial Software
Lens 01-Dec-2024 Early Stage VC Other Financial Services
Rhinestone 14-Aug-2024 Seed Round Financial Software
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Circle Affiliates

Subsidiaries (4)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Hashnote Miami Beach, FL 2022
Elements (San Francisco) San Francisco, CA 2020
CYBAVO Singapore, Singapore 2018
Circle Ventures (Boston) Boston, MA

Circle FAQs

  • When was Circle founded?

    Circle was founded in 2013.

  • Where is Circle headquartered?

    Circle is headquartered in Boston, MA.

  • What is the size of Circle?

    Circle has 950 total employees.

  • What industry is Circle in?

    Circle’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Circle a private or public company?

    Circle is a Private company.

  • What is Circle’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Circle is .

  • How much funding has Circle raised over time?

    Circle has raised $1.19B.

  • Who are Circle’s investors?

    , 1435 Capital, Alt Option Return, CE Innovation Capital, and Clear Fir Partners are 5 of 76 investors who have invested in Circle.

  • Who are Circle’s competitors?

    Paxos, AZA Finance, Corefy, OKX, and Gemini are some of the 66 competitors of Circle.

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