CircleUp is a fintech platform and investment company specializing in consumer brand financing and data intelligence. The company operates an equity investment platform alongside its proprietary machine learning analytics engine, Helio, which analyzes billions of data points across multiple sources to evaluate and identify early-stage consumer companies with high growth potential.
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Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2011
Employees
51–200
Total Funding
$178M
5 rounds
Total raised $178M across 5 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Debt facility
Date
January 1, 2018
Amount
$125M
Valuation
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Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2018 | Debt facility | $125M | — | Not disclosed |
| November 11, 2015 | Series C | $30M | — | Collaborative Fund |
| April 1, 2014 | Series B | $14M | — | Canaan Partners |
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