Circle Internet Financial, founded in 2013, is a global internet finance company, built on blockchain technology and powered by crypto assets. With Circle Pay, everyone can send money like a text, instant, secure and free. Circle Invest, lets anyone buy and sell crypto assets. It also runs Circle Trade, an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk for large cryptocurrency investors. According to the company, Circle directly trade over $2 billion per month in crypto assets. In Feb 2018, Circle announced that it acquired Poloniex, a leading token exchange platform.
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
Circle Internet Financial, founded in 2013, is a global internet finance company, built on blockchain technology and powered by crypto assets. With Circle Pay, everyone can send money like a text, instant, secure and free. Circle Invest, lets anyone buy and sell crypto assets. It also runs Circle Trade, an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk for large cryptocurrency investors. According to the company, Circle directly trade over $2 billion per month in crypto assets. In Feb 2018, Circle announced that it acquired Poloniex, a leading token exchange platform.
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To learn more about Circle stock
Is Circle a public company?
No, Circle is a privately held company and is currently not publicly traded on any stock markets including NYSE or NASDAQ.
What is Circle’s stock price?
Circle is a privately held company and therefore does not have a public stock price. However, you may access Circle private market stock price with Forge Data.
What is Circle’s stock ticker symbol?
Circle does not have an official ticker symbol because this company is not currently publicly traded.
Can institutional investors buy and sell private market stocks?
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Circle stock FAQs
Can you buy Circle stock?
As Circle is not publicly traded, purchasing its stock is not available to everyone. To buy the stock of a private companies like Circle, you must be an accredited investor. If you meet the accreditation criteria, you can register for Forge’s Secondary Marketplace to buy private market stock. If you are not accredited, find out how to begin the process and qualify for new investment opportunities.
How to buy Circle stock?
To invest in a private company like Circle through Forge, you must first qualify as an accredited investor. (Learn more about the accreditation process.)
Create a free account to access Forge’s marketplace.
Express your interest in specific investments. Within Forge Markets, you will find detailed pricing and financing information for thousands of private companies.
Throughout this process, a dedicated Forge Private Market Specialist will be available to address any questions you may have and to guide you seamlessly through each step of the transaction.
Can you sell Circle stock?
Yes, you may sell the Circle stock you currently own. Forge can help you facilitate the sale of your stock in a manner that aligns with your needs and the company’s interests. If you are looking for liquidity, register with us today to begin the process. A dedicated Forge Private Market Specialist will be available to address any questions you may have along the way.
How to sell Circle stock?
If you hold private company shares of Circle – whether as an employee or an early investor – Forge can help you sell them.
Create a free Forge account, this will give you access to Forge’s marketplace and to one of our experienced Private Market Specialist to answer any questions you might have.
Indicate your interest to sell your Circle on our platform.
Work with your dedicated Private Market Specialist who’ll help guide you through every step of the transaction.
Is Circle a public company?
No, Circle is a privately held company and is currently not publicly traded on any stock markets including NYSE or NASDAQ.
What is Circle’s stock price?
Circle is a private company, meaning it does’t have a publicly traded stock price. However, as of 12/25/2024 the Circle Forge Price is $24.71 per share. The Forge Price is a derived price calculated for private companies like Circle to provide insights into their current valuation. Learn more about Forge Price.
What is Circle’s stock ticker symbol?
Circle does not have an official ticker symbol because this company is not currently publicly traded.
Can institutional investors buy and sell private market stocks?
Yes. As one of the largest trading platform for the private market, Forge helps institutional investors seek liquidity as they buy and sell private stock for their portfolios or their clients. Our private market specialists have decades of experience working with institutional firms. Learn more or register today to get started.
Other companies like Circle in the Blockchain sector
After plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) fell through in late 2022, crypto company Circle Financial, is once again generating IPO buzz. In January 2024, Circle — the company behind the second largest stablecoin USDC — announced that it confidentially filed an S-1 with the SEC to go public.
Circle, a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC and EURC, has today announced that it has become the first global stablecoin issuer to achieve compliance with the European Union's landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. This achievement was enabled by the company’s attainment of an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license (’agrément en qualité d'établissement de monnaie électronique) from the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), the French banking regulatory authority. With this license, both USDC and EURC are now being issued in the EU in compliance with MiCA’s regulatory obligations for stablecoins or e-money tokens, which took effect yesterday, according to the law today and subject to potential clarifications on the interpretation of the law by the European Commission.
Blockchain-based payment startup Circle Internet Financial Ltd said it held preliminary talks with U.S. regulators to seek a banking license and provide more financial services to customers.
Circle Internet Financial Ltd., a mobile-payments and cryptocurrency-trading firm backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is making a push to become the go-to destination for first-time Bitcoin buyers.
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