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Circle

USDC stablecoin issuer.

HQ Boston, USFounded 2013publicWebsite

On the watchlist — 1.2k employees.

Watch Circle · One email when its rank, headcount or news changes. Mondays, only when something moved.
Headcount
1.2k
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
6 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$4.4M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
8.4%
low — retention is strong
Average tenure
2.2 yrs
—
Time since last raise
6 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Circle

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Professional Service
418
+13%
Engineering
377
+20%
Research
68
+5%
Product
60
+36%
Human Resources
46
+4%
Legal
43
+47%
Finance
36
+33%
Operations
26
+59%
Other
97
—

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. Decrypt7d ago
    Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say

    Circle's USDC stablecoin is a significant subject of the BIS research paper, comparing its adoption dynamics to Tether's.

  2. CoinDeskHeadline7d ago
    Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut

    Article is primarily about Circle's defense of its USDC economics and revenue model against stablecoin competitors.

  3. CoinDesk8d ago
    Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds

    Circle's USDC stablecoin is mentioned as subject of BIS research on deposit rate effects, but article focuses on general stablecoin market dynamics.

  4. DecryptHeadline9d ago
    Circle Plans Push Into 40 Emerging Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream, CEO Says

    Article is entirely about Circle's expansion strategy into 40 emerging markets and USDC stablecoin growth.

  5. CoinDeskHeadline9d ago
    Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

    Article is entirely focused on Circle's expansion into 40+ new markets, USDC growth, and strategic initiatives.

  6. CoinDesk10d ago
    Live updates: Bitcoin bounces back to $82,000 after first fall below $80,000 in one month

    Circle's USDC stablecoin classified as 'significant' under EU's MiCA regulation; company stock up 6.7%.

  7. CoinDesk17d ago
    Wall Street's tokenization boom could have bigger winners than bitcoin and ether, Citrini says

    Listed alongside other companies as a potential beneficiary of tokenization, though minimally discussed.

  8. Decrypt17d ago
    Samsung Wallet Taps Solana for USDC Transfers on 82M US Galaxy Devices

    Circle's USDC stablecoin is the featured asset for Samsung Wallet's new Solana integration, but Circle is not explicitly named as a partner.

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Events

Funding · post ipo equity · $222M
6mo ago
Funding · post ipo secondary · $18M
11mo ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $260M
1y ago
Funding · post ipo secondary · $1.0B
1y ago
Layoff · 3.61% (37 roles)
Departures in 2024-12: 46 vs 6-mo baseline of 9 (5.11× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 4.04% (39 roles)
Departures in 2023-07: 46 vs 6-mo baseline of 7 (6.57× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago
Funding · private equity · $400M
5y ago
Funding · convertible note · $10M
5y ago
Layoff · 12.89% (58 roles)
Departures in 2018-07: 72 vs 6-mo baseline of 13.5 (5.33× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago
Layoff · 12.35% (63 roles)
Departures in 2018-06: 72 vs 6-mo baseline of 9 (8× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago
Layoff · 5.69% (30 roles)
Departures in 2018-05: 38 vs 6-mo baseline of 8.5 (4.47× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago

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