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.
Funding Date | Share Class | Amount Raised | Price per Share | Post-Money Valuation | Key Investors | |
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05/09/2022 | Series F | $401MM | $xx.xx | $805.14B | 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
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05/28/2021 | Series E | $598.34MM | $xx.xx | $394.24B | 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
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06/23/2016 | Series D | $64.15MM | $xx.xx | $42.94B | 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
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04/30/2015 | Series C | $42.04MM | $xx.xx | $26.39B | 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
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04/30/2015 | Series C-1 | $10MM | $xx.xx | $26.39B | 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
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03/26/2014 | Series B | $17MM | $xx.xx | $9.57B | 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
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10/31/2013 | Series A | $9MM | $xx.xx | $2.14B | 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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