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Circle IPO

circle.comFinTech / Blockchain

Circle Internet Financial was founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. Circle confidentially filed for an IPO, estimated to occur in 2024.

Circle Internet Financial is a platform that allows users to store, send, and receive payments in both traditional currencies and cryptocurrencies. Per Forge data, Circle raised $1.1 billion in funding over 12 rounds. The company’s most recent funding was raised on Aug 21, 2023. Key investors include IDG Capital, Oak Investment Partners, Alameda Research, Breyer Capital, Coinbase, Intersection Fintech Ventures, GS Growth, Digital Currency Group, and Bitmain.

These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.

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Can you sell shares of Circle before it goes public?

You can seek to sell your shares in Circle while it remains private. If you are considering selling, you can register today for free to get started. Once registered, a Private Market Specialist will guide you through any questions you might have. You may also continue to browse through our resources to help you understand the implications and procedures involved in selling your private market shares.

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Will Circle go IPO?

Circle has not yet filed for an IPO. However, it’s important to note that IPOs are not the sole avenue for a private company to transition to public trading. Private companies can also go public through alternative methods such as but limited to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), direct listings, or mergers and acquisitions. Find out which companies are eyeing an IPO on our Tech IPO Calendar 2024.

What is Circle’s IPO price?

The Circle IPO price does not exist at this time, as Circle is still a private company and has not yet conducted an IPO. To explore secondary market data and access private market pricing details and data that may be related to Circle register for Forge Markets, today.

When was Circle founded?

Circle was founded in 2013.

What is Circle funding to date?

Circle has raised $1.99B to date.

Who are Circle’s major investors?

Wanxiang Group

Ftx

Marshall Wace

Intersection Fintech Ventures

Fidelity

General Catalyst Partners

Bitcoin Opportunity Fund

Creditease

Baidu

The Goldman Sachs Group

Pillar Vc

Accel

Idg Capital

Tusk Ventures

Willett Advisors

Accel Partners

Oak Investment

Sam Palmisano

China Everbright

Breyer Capital

Bitmain Technologies

Oak Investment Partners

Atlas Merchant Capital

Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications

China International Capital

Valor Capital Group

Blockchain Capital

Glenn Hutchins

Idg Capital Partners

Digital Currency Group

Pantera Capital

General Catalyst

Fenway Summer Ventures

Blackrock

Circle Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart

Funding Round Details

	Funding Date	Share Class	Amount Raised	Price per Share	Post-Money Valuation	Key Investors
	05/09/2022	Series F	$401MM	$xx.xx	$8.05B	Blackrock, Fidelity
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 9,515,886 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Blackrock, Fidelity
	05/28/2021	Series E	$598.34MM	$xx.xx	$3.94B	Accel, Atlas Merchant Capital, Bitmain Technologies, Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, Fidelity, Ftx, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital, Intersection Fintech Ventures, Marshall Wace, Pantera Capital, Pillar Vc, Tusk Ventures, Valor Capital Group, Willett Advisors
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 36,866,587 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Accel, Atlas Merchant Capital, Bitmain Technologies, Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, Fidelity, Ftx, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital, Intersection Fintech Ventures, Marshall Wace, Pantera Capital, Pillar Vc, Tusk Ventures, Valor Capital Group, Willett Advisors
	06/23/2016	Series D	$64.15MM	$xx.xx	$429.44MM	Accel Partners, Baidu, Breyer Capital, China Everbright, China International Capital, Creditease, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital Partners, Wanxiang Group
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 23,202,679 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Accel Partners, Baidu, Breyer Capital, China Everbright, China International Capital, Creditease, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital Partners, Wanxiang Group
	04/30/2015	Series C	$42.04MM	$xx.xx	$263.87MM	Accel Partners, Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, Fenway Summer Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Pantera Capital, The Goldman Sachs Group
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 19,361,364 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Accel Partners, Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, Fenway Summer Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Pantera Capital, The Goldman Sachs Group
	04/30/2015	Series C-1	$10MM	$xx.xx	$263.87MM	Accel Partners, Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, Fenway Summer Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Pantera Capital, The Goldman Sachs Group
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 4,605,601 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Accel Partners, Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, Fenway Summer Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Idg Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Pantera Capital, The Goldman Sachs Group
	03/26/2014	Series B	$17MM	$xx.xx	$95.68MM	Accel Partners, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, Breyer Capital, Fenway Summer Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Oak Investment, Pantera Capital, Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 17,586,205 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Accel Partners, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, Breyer Capital, Fenway Summer Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Oak Investment, Pantera Capital, Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications
	10/31/2013	Series A	$9MM	$xx.xx	$21.37MM	Accel Partners, Breyer Capital, General Catalyst Partners
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 33,620,690 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Accel Partners, Breyer Capital, General Catalyst Partners

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CoreWeave	--	$xx.xx	Series C	$19B	$xx.xx	$1.15B
Klarna	$370.00	$xx.xx	Unknown	$6.7B	$xx.xx	--
Liquid Death	$9.72	$xx.xx	Series F-1	$1.4B	$xx.xx	$67.61MM
Netskope	$10.75	$xx.xx	Series H	$7.5B	$xx.xx	$300MM
Cohesity	$15.66	$xx.xx	Series H-1	$4.69B	$xx.xx	$27.5MM
Chime	$24.87	$xx.xx	Series G	$24.93B	$xx.xx	$1.1B
Turo	$12.97	$xx.xx	Series E	$1.24B	$xx.xx	$240.52MM
Dataminr	$13.75	$xx.xx	Series F	$4.1B	$xx.xx	$475MM
SKIMS	--	$xx.xx	Series C	$4B	$xx.xx	$329.58MM

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Circle IPO