Circle
Circle operates a platform for creators and institutions to build paid online communities, serving over 10 million members. The company has raised $30M in Series B funding and employs 367 people across 30+ countries.
The growth story
Circle grew from 37 to 367 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $30M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2024.
About
Circle provides tools for creators and organizations to monetize their audiences through subscription-based online communities. Its customers include high-profile creators like Oprah Winfrey and Jay Shetty who use it to engage paying members.
The fully remote company has grown to 367 employees since its 2019 founding, with engineering making up its largest department (74 people). Its recent Series B suggests continued expansion despite no disclosed headcount growth figures.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Circle's workforce at 74 employees, reflecting the technical demands of running a global community platform. The company operates fully remotely with staff spread across 30+ countries under New York-based leadership.
The Circle org chart
Sid Yadav (Co-founder & CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 4 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 81 (+47% YoY), Customer Success and Support 54 (+17% YoY), Operations 36 (+50% YoY), Sales 31 (+15% YoY), Arts and Design 18 (+29% YoY), Marketing 17 (+21% YoY).
Talent flow
Circle recruits heavily from BigBinary (13 hires) and SAP (12), with Shopify and RingCentral Events also notable sources. Alumni have founded 7 companies including Night Owl Nation and Mombirds, though most ventures remain small with 1-2 staff.
Most common previous employers of Circle staff: BigBinary (13), SAP (12), RingCentral Events (8), Shopify (6), SamCart (5), Kit (5). Former Circle employees most often moved to Fireflies.ai (2), Softr (1), Exit Five (1), Sardine (1), Stepful (1), Ledn (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Circle mafia
Circle alumni have started 7 companies including Night Owl Nation (1 founder, 2 staff) and Mombirds (1 founder, 1 staff), though none have yet reached significant scale.
7Sun Yi, was Panel Speaker until 2022Theresa Phillippe, was Head of Product Marketing & Sales Enablement until 2022Miguel Torres, was Senior Software Engineer until 2025Jason Kujanen, was Senior People Partner until 2026Patrick McCrann, was Account Executive until 2022Megan Currie, was Customer Success Manager, Enterprise until 2025
Gonzalo Zariaga, was Lead Data Analyst until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 78% direct, 14% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Circle: Leadership (97), JavaScript (79), Customer Service (76), Microsoft Office (76), Project Management (72), Management (69), Communication (69), React.js (60).
Where the team actually sits
Circle people are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (12), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (11), England, United Kingdom (10), São Paulo, Brazil (9).
Search footprint
Circle attracts about 66,020 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $93K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,354 ranking keywords and lost 2,623 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Circle has 367 employees as of September 2026.
Circle has raised $30M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2024.
Circle was founded in 2019 by Andrew Guttormsen, Sid Yadav.
Sid Yadav (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Circle's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Circle staff are BigBinary (13 people), SAP (12 people), RingCentral Events (8 people).
Former Circle employees most often move to Fireflies.ai (2), Softr (1), Exit Five (1).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at Circle, including Night Owl NationTM, Mombirds, Facturapp.
Circle attracts about 66,020 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $93K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Circle staff are Leadership, JavaScript, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Project Management.
Circle staff are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (12), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (11), England, United Kingdom (10).
Circle has about 81 people in Engineering, up 47% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Circle has about 54 people in Customer Success and Support, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 231 current and 67 former Circle profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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