# Jeremy Allaire

> Jeremy Allaire is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Allaire Corporation, co-founded and served as founding CEO of Brightcove, and co-founded Circle, where he is CEO and chairman. His career connects web application software, online video distribution and digital-dollar infrastructure.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Circle
- **Organizations:** Circle, Brightcove, Allaire Corporation, Macromedia, General Catalyst
- **From:** Philadelphia, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in political science and philosophy; concentration in economics, Macalester College
- **Known for:** Co-founded the company behind ColdFusion, an early web application development platform., Led Brightcove as founding CEO from its 2004 founding through its 2012 IPO., Co-founded and leads Circle, issuer of USDC.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Graduated from Macalester College and undertook internet consulting work.
- **1995** — Co-founded Allaire Corporation with J.J. Allaire; developed ColdFusion.
- **1999** — Allaire Corporation went public on Nasdaq.
- **2001** — Macromedia acquired Allaire Corporation for approximately $360 million; became Macromedia CTO.
- **2003** — Joined General Catalyst as a technologist and entrepreneur in residence.
- **2004** — Co-founded Brightcove with Bob Mason and served as founding CEO.
- **2012** — Led Brightcove through its Nasdaq IPO.
- **2013** — Transferred Brightcove CEO role to David Mendels; became executive chairman. Co-founded Circle with Sean Neville.
- **2016** — Concluded service as Brightcove executive chairman.
- **2018** — Circle and Coinbase collaboration launched USDC in September.
- **2025** — Circle completed its IPO and began trading on the NYSE under CRCL in June.
- **2026** — Circle launched Arc public mainnet in September; Allaire outlined expansion plans for about 40 developing markets in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the company behind ColdFusion, an early web application development platform.
- Led Brightcove as founding CEO from its 2004 founding through its 2012 IPO.
- Co-founded and leads Circle, issuer of USDC.
- Allaire Corporation, Brightcove and Circle each reached the public markets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — In an October 16 Reuters interview, outlined Circle’s plans to enter about 40 emerging and developing markets.
- **2026-09** — Circle announced the public mainnet launch of Arc on September 16, a blockchain for financial markets, payments and AI agent activity.
- **2025-06** — Circle completed its IPO and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under CRCL.

## Links

- Website: https://www.circle.com/leadership/jeremy-allaire
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyallaire/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jerallaire

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