Circle Funding & Investors
Boston, MA
Circle is a peer-to-peer payments technology company. It was founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville in October 2013. Circle's mobile payment platform, Circle Pay, allows users to hold, send, and receive traditional fiat currencies. In September 2015, Circle received the first BitLicense issued from the New York State Department of Financial Services. In April 2016, the British government approved the first virtual currency licensure to Circle. Circle is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
https://www.circle.com/en/Total Amount Raised: $1,121,000,064
Circle Funding Rounds
Private Equity
$400,000,000
Private Equity Investors
BlackRockFidelityMarshall WaceFin Venture CapitalConvertible Note
$10,000,000
Convertible Note Investors
Alameda ResearchPrivate Equity
$440,000,000
Private Equity Investors
Intersection Fintech VenturesFidelityBreyer CapitalValor Capital GroupDigital Currency GroupFTXWillett AdvisorsMichael J. PriceMarshall WaceAtlas Merchant CapitalPillar VCCaesar ChadUday Kumar BSSeries Unknown
$25,000,000
Series Unknown Investors
Digital Currency GroupSeries E
$110,000,000
Series E Investors
BitmainAccelDigital Currency GroupPantera CapitalBlockchain CapitalTusk Ventures PartnersIDG CapitalGeneral CatalystBreyer CapitalTo Kenz CapitalCOINDBuck StashPillar VCSeries D
$60,000,000
Series D Investors
IDG CapitalBreyer CapitalBaiduCICCSamuel J. PalmisanoGlenn HutchinsGeneral CatalystCrediteaseFenbushi CapitalChina Everbright Investment ManagementCE Innovation CapitalTusk Ventures PartnersSeries C
$50,000,000
Series C Investors
GS GrowthIDG CapitalGeneral CatalystAccelOak Investment PartnersPantera CapitalFenway SummerBreyer CapitalDigital Currency GroupBoomStartupSeries B
$17,000,000
Series B Investors
Breyer CapitalOak Investment PartnersGeneral CatalystPantera CapitalLeonard SchrankM. Michele BurnsFenway SummerDigital Currency GroupSeries A
$9,000,000
Series A Investors
General CatalystBreyer CapitalAccelAlumni Ventures GroupPillar VCGoldman Sachs
Funding info provided by Diffbot.