# Circle

> Circle is an all-in-one platform that lets creators, coaches, educators and brands run their community, courses, live events, memberships and payments under their own brand instead of renting space on Facebook Groups, Slack or Discord. Founded in 2020 by former Teachable team members, it powers more than 10 million members across communities run by names like Ali Abdaal, Jay Shetty, Mel Robbins and Oprah, and has grown to roughly $68M ARR while raising about $30M in venture funding.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, USA (remote-first)
- **Founders:** Sid Yadav (Co-founder & CEO), Andrew Guttormsen (Co-founder), Rudy Santino (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~150 (remote-first)
- **Products:** Community Spaces, Courses, Live Events & Streaming, Paid Memberships & Payments, Branded Mobile Apps
- **Notable:** Grew from $0 to $20M+ ARR in four years while raising only ~$30M, Powers 10M+ members across 10,000+ communities, Recognized as a G2 Leader in the community management category

## Products & services

- **Community Spaces** — Customizable discussion spaces, chat, member directory and gamification that replace Facebook Groups, Slack and Discord.
- **Courses** — Native course builder with visual learning paths, a video player that auto-generates searchable transcripts, and quizzes.
- **Live Events & Streaming** — In-platform live streams, webinars and recurring events tied to community spaces.
- **Paid Memberships & Payments** — Stripe-powered memberships, one-time purchases, free trials, coupons and multiple pricing tiers.
- **Branded Mobile Apps** — Fully white-labeled iOS and Android apps published under the creator's own brand (Circle Plus tier).
- **Marketing Hub & Automations** — Email marketing, landing pages, workflows and CRM to grow and retain members.
- **Circle AI & AI Agents** — AI that sets up communities from a description, answers member questions, and offers 50+ skills across 12 domains.
- **Circle Discover & Studios** — A member-matching marketplace and a full-service arm that builds and runs communities for high-profile creators.

## Achievements

- Grew from $0 to $20M+ ARR in four years while raising only ~$30M
- Powers 10M+ members across 10,000+ communities
- Recognized as a G2 Leader in the community management category
- Enabled individual creators to earn millions (e.g. Tiago Forte: $3M+ over two years)
- Shipped Circle AI with 50+ skills across 12 domains in the 2026 Eclipse release

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Circle Eclipse release introduces Circle AI, Circle Inbox, Discover 2.0 and Circle Studios; Circle AI beta rollout begins June 16, complete to all customers by August.
- **2026-04** — April release adds Circle MCP (Model Context Protocol) support and AI agent upgrades.
- **2026** — Redesigned course builder with visual learning paths and a video-native lesson player with searchable auto-transcripts.

## Links

- Website: https://circle.so
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/circleco
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/circle
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@circlecommunities
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/circle

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Last updated: 2026-08-05