Circeus
Circeus is an AI-focused holding company that acquires and improves software businesses, serving over 250,000 customers globally. It has raised $285 million, including a Series B in February 2025, and employs 263 people.
The growth story
Circeus grew from 51 to 263 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $285M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2025.
About
Circeus buys software companies and enhances their products using a centralized AI platform, aiming to turn them into market leaders. Its approach combines AI capabilities with operational expertise to expand software from record-keeping to action-oriented systems.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2021 founding, backed by $285 million in funding from investors like 3VC and Endeavor Catalyst. Its portfolio serves a quarter-million customers worldwide, though its headcount growth rate is unclear.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Circeus's largest function, making up 62 of its 263 employees. The company operates from London and appears to have a centralized structure, with its AI platform driving improvements across its portfolio companies.
The Circeus org chart
Luca Cartechini (CEO and Co-Founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 12 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 60 (-10% YoY), Sales 29 (-12% YoY), Business Development 25 (+39% YoY), Operations 17 (+21% YoY), Administrative 16 (0% YoY), Product Management 16 (+23% YoY).
Talent flow
Circeus's workforce draws heavily from Shop Circle, with 44 hires from that company. Its employees often move to AI-focused startups like FlyRank AI and symphony.is. Many staff studied at the University of Sarajevo, which accounts for 23 hires.
Most common previous employers of Circeus staff: Shop Circle (44), The DDC (7), Mplus (6), ZIRA (4), Mistral (4), Authority Partners (4). Former Circeus employees most often moved to FlyRank AI (10), symphony.is (6), Power Commerce (3), Givy (2), Edge Case Solutions (2), Obsidian (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Circeus mafia
Circeus alumni have founded six companies, including FlyRank AI, which employs over 15,000 people, and smaller startups like Givy and CycleWatt. This suggests a strong entrepreneurial culture among former employees.
6Alen Malkoč, was Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) until 2025JP Tetrault, was General Manager until 2024Anshita Bansal, was Marketing Analyst until 2022Zlatko B., was Consulting and Strategy (Partnerships and Product Growth) until 2022Sarah Mizzi, was Product Manager until 2025What this company is made of
Most common skills at Circeus: JavaScript (57), HTML (54), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (52), Communication (47), Teamwork (47), Customer Service (45), Project Management (44), Microsoft Office (42).
Where the team actually sits
Circeus people are concentrated in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina (70), Gujarat, India (21), Bosnia and Herzegovina (12), England, United Kingdom (11). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Circeus attracts about 0 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 2 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Circeus has 263 employees as of September 2026.
Circeus has raised $285M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2025.
Circeus was founded in 2021 by Luca Cartechini, Gian Maria Gramondi.
Luca Cartechini (CEO and Co-Founder) sits at the top of Circeus's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Circeus staff are Shop Circle (44 people), The DDC (7 people), Mplus (6 people).
Former Circeus employees most often move to FlyRank AI (10), symphony.is (6), Power Commerce (3).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Circeus, including FlyRank AI, Givy, CycleWatt.
The most common skills among Circeus staff are JavaScript, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Communication, Teamwork.
Circeus staff are concentrated in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina (70), Gujarat, India (21), Bosnia and Herzegovina (12).
Circeus has about 60 people in Engineering, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Circeus has about 29 people in Sales, down 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 160 current and 107 former Circeus profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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