Circle & Co.
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Circle & Co is an early-stage VC fund focused on technology that powers consumer industries. It invests at pre-seed and seed stages across Europe and the US, writing cheques of roughly £100k-£600k into both B2B and B2C technology companies. Target areas include personalised health, e-commerce, content platforms, creative tools, commerce enablement, fintech, marketplaces, and prosumer SaaS. The firm emphasises supporting founders early in their journey with energy, belief and actionable, hands-on advice, often taking board roles and acting as a trusted sounding board through the highs and lows of company building.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 14 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×5Wellness & Fitness ×4Creator Economy ×3Enterprise Software ×3Fintech ×3Healthtech ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United Kingdom×2United States×2France×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 27 tracked
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Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon
James Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Robinson(Director)Adam Joyce(Executive Officer)
BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)Walter Kortschak(Director)
Ember is a mobile app offering AI-guided activities, questions, and conversations for couples to build communication and connection, powered by an AI relationship guide called Em.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness
Five develops instant identity recognition technology that authenticates users for everyday interactions.
CybersecurityFintechHardwareRetail TechSaaS
Maria Marti(Co-founder)Thibaut Genevrier(Co-founder)
Flutterwave provides payment processing infrastructure and tools that enable businesses and financial institutions across Africa to send and receive payments securely and efficiently.
FintechLagos, NG
Adeleke Adekoya(Founder)inOlugbenga GB Agboola(Founder)in
Integral provides an independent privacy layer that assesses re-identification risk, remediates sensitive data (healthcare/clinical, behavioral/consumer, and enterprise/operational), and documents each decision so the data becomes compliant, AI-ready assets.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech
Lucis provides personalized health monitoring and guidance by combining laboratory biomarker testing with educational insights and actionable recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessParis, FR
Max Berthelot(Founder)inBaptiste Debever(Co-founder / CTO)inJulien Do Vale(M.D., MSc, Chief Medical Officer)
BoardAntoine Andremont(M.D., PHD, President of the scientific board)Jérémy Bos(MD, MSc, Specialist in public health and clinical epidemiology)
OpenInfo provides AI solutions aimed at helping businesses save time, improve customer service, and grow while controlling costs.
AI & Machine Learning
Runna provides personalized running training plans for athletes of all levels, from beginners to elite competitors, covering distances from 5K to ultramarathons.
HealthtechSports TechWellness & Fitness
Ben(Founder & Professional Running Coach)
Throxy provides outbound sales services as an alternative to managing multiple sales tools, hiring SDRs, or running outbound campaigns in-house.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechLondon, GB
Bergen Merey(Founder)inArnau Ayerbe Garcia(Founder)inPablo Jimenez de Parga Ramos(Founder)in
Ticket Wallet is a platform that uses AI to automate ticket resale, offering dynamic pricing, multi-marketplace distribution, and automated transfers for individual and professional ticket sellers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US
Truman Gelnovatch(Founder)inRyan Clare(Founder)in
San Francisco, US
Pryce Adade Yebesi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jason Chong(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alexander Wu(Director, Promoter)Kaito Cunningham(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFIVE · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Flutterwave · serrarigroup.com · Jul 14, 2026
Elliptic · crowdfundinsider.com · Jul 9, 2026
Lucis · lucis.life · May 26, 2026
throxy · venturebeat.com · Sep 4, 2025
Ticket Wallet · trysignalbase.com · Jul 16, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Circle & Co. made?
- Circle & Co. has 24 tracked investments.
- What stage does Circle & Co. invest at?
- Circle & Co. invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Circle & Co.'s typical check size?
- Circle & Co. typically writes checks of $130K – $780K.
- What sectors does Circle & Co. focus on?
- Circle & Co. focuses on Consumer, Creator Economy, Digital Health, E-commerce, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Who does Circle & Co. co-invest with?
- Circle & Co. most often shares deals with Octopus Ventures, Y Combinator, Creator Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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