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Circle

USDC stablecoin issuer.

HQ Boston, USFounded 2013publicWebsite

On the watchlist — 1.2k employees.

Headcount
1.2k
0.0%
90d change
+0.2%
Funding events (90d)
0
5 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$4.7M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
10.0%
low — retention is strong
Average tenure
2.1 yrs
—
Time since last raise
7 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Circle

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Professional Service
400
+12%
Engineering
359
+22%
Research
69
+13%
Product
54
+22%
Human Resources
43
+7%
Legal
36
+32%
Finance
36
+24%
Operations
23
+50%
Other
86
—

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. CoinDesk23d ago
    Even a mountain of T-bills won't save Tether and Circle from a sudden liquidity crisis, expert says

    Circle's USDC stablecoin is a significant subject of criticism regarding reserve structure and de-pegging risk, though not the primary focus.

  2. Decrypt23d ago
    Elizabeth Warren Calls Crypto Bank Charter Approvals for Firms Like Coinbase, Ripple Illegal

    Listed among nine crypto companies approved for national trust bank charters that Warren criticizes.

  3. DecryptHeadline2mo ago
    Tether Asserts Stablecoin Dominance Over Circle's USDC Amid Major Crypto Hacks

    Primary subject: stablecoin USDC losing market share to Tether's USDT; facing lawsuit and analyst downgrades post-hack.

Events

Funding · post ipo secondary · $18M
7mo ago
Funding · post ipo secondary · $1.0B
10mo ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $260M
10mo ago
Layoff · 3.78% (38 roles)
Departures in 2024-12: 48 vs 6-mo baseline of 10 (4.8× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 4.36% (41 roles)
Departures in 2023-07: 48 vs 6-mo baseline of 7 (6.86× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago
Funding · private equity · $400M
4y ago
Funding · convertible note · $10M
4y ago
Layoff · 13.96% (62 roles)
Departures in 2018-07: 76 vs 6-mo baseline of 14.5 (5.24× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago
Layoff · 12.67% (64 roles)
Departures in 2018-06: 73 vs 6-mo baseline of 9 (8.11× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago
Layoff · 5.73% (30 roles)
Departures in 2018-05: 38 vs 6-mo baseline of 8.5 (4.47× spike). Derived from PDL.
8y ago

Score history