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CircleUp is an online private company investment platform. The Company provides accredited investors with free access to direct investments in high-growth consumer product and retail private companies that were previously difficult to identify and access. For retail and consumer product entrepreneurs, it offers access to a network of sophisticated investors as well as value added partners. Typical investments on CircleUp are food, personal care, pet product, apparel or retail/restaurant companies.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| HQ | San Francisco, US | Map |
| Website | circleup.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- CircleUp Named To Fast Company's Annual List Of The World's Most Innovative Companies For 2019
- Crowdfunding 2018 Global Market Key Players – Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon Tilt, CircleUp, Angel List – Analysis and Forecast to 2023
- Why This Startup Wants to Humanize Pet Food
- CircleUp creates CircleUp Growth Partners, raises $125 mln fund
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Mar 2019) | 96 | (+4%) |
| Job Openings | 9 |
Key People/Management at CircleUp
Ryan Caldbeck
Founder and CEO
Gunthar Hartwig
Director of Product Design
Rory Eakin
Founder & COO
Ben Lee
Director of Business Development
Lucas Huizar
Head of Legal Affairs
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CircleUp Office Locations
CircleUp has offices in San Francisco and New York
San Francisco, US (HQ)
818 Mission St, San Francisco
New York, US
New York, NY, USA
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CircleUp Financials and Metrics
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Founding Date | 2012 |
CircleUp total Funding | $53 m |
CircleUp latest funding size | $30 m |
Time since last funding | 3 years ago |
CircleUp investors | Rose Park Advisors, David Topper, Canaan Partners, Nigel Morris, Collaborative Fund, Yan-David Erlich, Jerry Gramaglia, QED Investors, GV, Jacques-Antoine Granjon, John Powers, Jungju Kim, Maveron, Union Square Ventures, Jon Winkelried, NFX, Ooga Labs, Silas Capital |
CircleUp's latest funding round in November 2015 was reported to be $30 m. In total, CircleUp has raised $53 m
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CircleUp Online and Social Media Presence
13.47k Twitter followers
CircleUp has 13.47k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 1.2% month over month and increased 3.6% quarter over quarter
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Twitter Engagement Stats for @CircleUp
3k
Tweets
1.9k
Following
13.5k
Followers
12
Tweets last 30 days
3.9
Avg. likes per Tweet
91.7%
Tweets with engagement
CircleUp News and Updates
February 21, 2019
CircleUp Named To Fast Company's Annual List Of The World's Most Innovative Companies For 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CircleUp, the investment platform providing capital and resources to consumer brands, has been named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2019. The list features the businesses making the most profound...
October 15, 2018
Crowdfunding 2018 Global Market Key Players – Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon Tilt, CircleUp, Angel List – Analysis and Forecast to 2023
WiseGuyRerports.com Presents “Global Crowdfunding Market 2018 by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023” New Document to its Studies Database Posted via Industry Today. Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday
May 10, 2018
Why This Startup Wants to Humanize Pet Food
NomNomNow Raises $10 Million to build out its fresh pet food e-commerce business.
October 31, 2017
CircleUp creates CircleUp Growth Partners, raises $125 mln fund
San Francisco-based CircleUp, which operates an investment marketplace focused on early-stage consumer brands, announced today it raised a $125 million fund, CircleUp Growth Partners, which closed at 25 percent above its $100 million target. The firm, led by Managing Directors Alison Ryu and Ben Lee…
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CircleUp Blogs
February 26, 2019
Fast Company Names CircleUp One of the Most Innovative Companies of 2019
Fast Company recently announced the 2019 Most Innovative Companies list, and we are excited to share that CircleUp was named #3 Most Innovative Data Science Company. CircleUp is included alongside the likes of Lineage Logistics, Orbital Insights, and Hopper, who are all taking a data-driven approach…
February 15, 2019
Joining CircleUp: Building a New Game of Chess to Change Investing
Warren Buffett says in his 1989 annual report that “Having a dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” Taking Buffett’s words to heart, I wanted to reflect on past experiences and distill my choices for joining CircleUp into three points:. An innova…
January 15, 2019
Welcome Fort Point–– the perfect brew for any occasion
Founded by brothers Justin and Tyler Catalana, Fort Point Beer Company is a San Francisco-based craft brewery made up of people who believe the simple things in life can be a whole lot better. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we are joining forces with Fort Point and have made an investment in…
January 07, 2019
Industry Classification – The Technical Challenge
Why is category classification important? Take a look at the products below and see if you can categorize them into specific sub-industries. This task is relatively simple for a human. Now imagine it is a task you need to perform frequently and instantaneously across 1.4 M companies. The human eye b…
January 04, 2019
Interested in joining the consumer industry? Announcing CircleUp’s Job Board 2.0
We are excited to announce the launch of our new Community Job Board. Since 2012, the CircleUp Community has expanded to now include more than 300 innovative consumer and retail brands that are growing quickly as they launch new products and reach new consumers. Over the last six years, we’ve spent …
January 02, 2019
How CircleUp Defines Data Acquisition Strategy
More isn’t always better. And this couldn’t be truer when developing your data strategy. What data even matters? How do you know it matters? Where do data acquirers spend their time? What data do you go after next? Often times, it’s hard to structure these questions cogently without being overwhelme…
CircleUp Frequently Asked Questions
When was CircleUp founded?
CircleUp was founded in 2012.
Who are CircleUp key executives?
CircleUp's key executives are Ryan Caldbeck, Gunthar Hartwig and Rory Eakin.
How many employees does CircleUp have?
CircleUp has 96 employees.
Who are CircleUp competitors?
Competitors of CircleUp include Seedrs, Venture.co and Angels Den Funding.
Where is CircleUp headquarters?
CircleUp headquarters is located at 818 Mission St, San Francisco, San Francisco.
Where are CircleUp offices?
CircleUp has offices in San Francisco and New York.
How many offices does CircleUp have?
CircleUp has 2 offices.