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Circle

Payments
backed byAndreessen Horowitz, Fin Capital and Pillar VC
CurrentPayments
Circle
a portfolio company of
Andreessen Horowitz
Status on record: Current
PE Firm Index
Circle
a portfolio company of
Fin Capital
Status on record: Current
PE Firm Index
Circle
a portfolio company of
Pillar VC
Status on record: Current
Investment year: 2021
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Who owns Circle?

Circle is listed on the portfolio pages of Andreessen Horowitz (portfolio page), Fin Capital (portfolio page) and Pillar VC (portfolio page). Andreessen Horowitz, Fin Capital and Pillar VC list it as current. Pillar VC has owned Circle since 2021, per Pillar VC's portfolio page.

Company Snapshot

Circle is a Payments company. Its owner on record, Andreessen Horowitz, is a venture capital firm founded in 2009, headquartered in Menlo Park, United States, with $90 billion under management. Andreessen Horowitz lists 885 companies in the index, 7 of them in Payments. Also backed by Fin Capital and Pillar VC.

SectorPayments
Backed byAndreessen Horowitz, Fin Capital and Pillar VC
Ownership statusCurrent
WebsiteNot on record

About the owner

Andreessen Horowitz logoAndreessen Horowitz
Headquarters
Menlo Park, United States
Founded
2009
AUM
$90 billion
Strategy
Venture Capital, Growth Equity, Seed Investment, Early Stage, Late Stage
Target size
$300M to $15B+ fund sizes
Sectors
Healthcare, Consumer, Cryptocurrency
Companies in the index
885

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a prominent American venture capital firm that invests in technology-driven startups and growth-stage companies.

Read the Andreessen Horowitz profile

Questions about Circle

Who owns Circle?

Circle is listed on the portfolio pages of Andreessen Horowitz (portfolio page), Fin Capital (portfolio page) and Pillar VC (portfolio page). Andreessen Horowitz, Fin Capital and Pillar VC list it as current. Pillar VC has owned Circle since 2021, per Pillar VC's portfolio page.

What sector is Circle in?

Circle is in Payments. Classified from the owner's portfolio label.

Where is Andreessen Horowitz headquartered?

Andreessen Horowitz is headquartered in Menlo Park, United States.

What else does Andreessen Horowitz own in Payments?

Andreessen Horowitz lists 6 other Payments companies in the index, including Coinbase, Loft, Payrails, Sequence and Stripe.

Sources

This profile is based on publicly available information and may be incomplete or outdated. PE Firm Index is not affiliated with Circle and does not provide investment advice.

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