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: $1,120,999,936
Circle Funding Rounds
Private Equity
$400,000,000
Private Equity Investors
BlackRockFidelity InvestmentsMarshall WaceFin CapitalConvertible Note
$10,000,000
Convertible Note Investors
Alameda ResearchPrivate Equity
$440,000,000
Private Equity Investors
Intersection Fintech VenturesFidelity InvestmentsBreyer 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 Venture PartnersIDG CapitalGeneral CatalystBreyer CapitalTo Kenz CapitalCDMBuck StashPillar VCSeries D
$60,000,000
Series D Investors
IDG CapitalBreyer CapitalBaiduCICCSam PalmisanoGlenn HutchinsGeneral CatalystCrediteaseFenbushi CapitalChina Everbright Investment ManagementCE Innovation CapitalTusk Venture 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 VenturesPillar VCGoldman Sachs
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