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The Circle Mafia
18 people came through Circle and went on to found or lead other companies.
Matthew Van BuskirkDirector, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs & OFAC OfficerFounded Hummingbird Regtech +1Joe RobinsonVice President Of ProductsFounded Hummingbird Regtech +1Vishal K. GuptaHead of USDCFounded True Markets +1Austin HayAdvisorFounded Clarify AIDavid KinitskyVice President, Business DevelopmentFounded KrakenKash RazzaghiExecutive OfficerFounded FancredKanishka MaheshwariVice President of Product ManagementFounded InterPrimeKevin CohenStaff Software EngineerFounded VetRecRyan FeitCEO & Co-Founder, SeedInvest + Exec Leadership Team, Circle + Investment Committee, Circle VenturesFounded SeedInvest FundSean NevilleFounderFounded Catena LabsMatt VenablesSVP, Product EngineeringFounded Catena LabsJeremy AllaireFounderFounded BrightcoveRaagulan PathyVP for Asia Pacific & CEO SingaporeFounded KASTGeetha PanchapakesanVP Business DevelopmentFounded TesserAaron D. MarksDirector, EnterpiseFounded RhythmicJohn BecciaGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance OfficerFounded FsvectorMiriam KiwanSenior Executive Officer, Vice President, Middle East & AfricaFounded ConfirmoKeeley ErhardtSoftware EngineerFounded Strobe Power
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Circle mafia?
- The Circle mafia is the network of 18 people who came through Circle and went on to found or lead other companies, including Hummingbird Regtech, True Markets, Clarify AI, Kraken, Fancred.
- Who is in the Circle mafia?
- Notable members include Matthew Van Buskirk (Hummingbird Regtech), Joe Robinson (Hummingbird Regtech), Vishal K. Gupta (True Markets), Austin Hay (Clarify AI), David Kinitsky (Kraken), Kash Razzaghi (Fancred), Kanishka Maheshwari (InterPrime), Kevin Cohen (VetRec), among 18 tracked members.
- What companies did Circle alumni found?
- Companies founded by Circle alumni include Hummingbird Regtech, True Markets, Clarify AI, Kraken, Fancred, InterPrime, VetRec, SeedInvest Fund, Catena Labs, Brightcove.