# Circles

> Circles is a New York-based digital mental health company that connects people facing similar life challenges - grief, divorce, infertility, caregiving, narcissistic relationships - into small, professionally facilitated peer support groups. Founded in 2020 by Irad Eichler and Dan Landa, its mobile and web platform pairs trained therapists with groups of strangers who share a struggle, betting that being heard by people who actually understand is its own form of medicine. The company has raised $24.5M and grown to more than 160,000 members.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Irad Eichler (Co-Founder & CEO), Dan Landa (Co-Founder & CRO)
- **Team size:** ~74 employees
- **Products:** Circles support groups, Matching algorithm, Audio-only mobile sessions, Self-help content & chat
- **Notable:** Raised $24.5M total across seed and Series A rounds, Grew to 160,000+ members and 500+ weekly facilitated sessions, Facilitated 100,000+ hours of support within months of soft launch

## Products & services

- **Circles support groups** — Small online groups of roughly six to eight people facing the same life challenge, meeting live in 60-minute video sessions led by a trained, vetted mental health professional.
- **Matching algorithm** — An onboarding questionnaire matches new members to the most relevant group - grief, divorce, narcissistic relationships, infertility, caregiving and more.
- **Audio-only mobile sessions** — Voice-based group sessions available throughout the day so members can join from anywhere, including hard nights.
- **Self-help content & chat** — Personalized exercises, blogs, webinars and in-group chat between live sessions.

## Achievements

- Raised $24.5M total across seed and Series A rounds
- Grew to 160,000+ members and 500+ weekly facilitated sessions
- Facilitated 100,000+ hours of support within months of soft launch
- Built a matching algorithm to place members into the most relevant support group
- Backed by Zeev Ventures, NFX, Flint Capital and impact-investing pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Raised $16.5M Series A led by Zeev Ventures to grow R&D and improve its matching algorithm.
- **2022-10** — Announced partnership with the Don't Clock Out initiative to support nurses' mental health.
- **2024-09** — App updated with a sharpened focus on relationship support groups.
- **2025-03** — Development team actively shipping updates and responding to member feedback.

## Links

- Website: https://circlesup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/circles-support
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/circles_app/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CirclesSupport

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Last updated: 2026-06-15