The problem
Creators stitch together forums, course tools, payments and email, and rent their audience from social platforms
What they do
All-in-one platform for creators and brands to run paid communities, courses and events
Traction $50M+ ARR end-2025 (CEO); est. $68M ARR May 2026, +83% YoY, profitable
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 10
- Headcount
- ~280
Headcount +22% YoY (LinkedIn 367 incl. contractors; ~280 staff); open roles down to 8 from 30-50 planned in Sep 2025
Latest news
Jun 2026
Launched Circle Eclipse: Circle AI, Discover 2.0 marketplace and Circle Studios ↗Glassdoor
4.9 ★ 33 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $24.7M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Nov 2021
Led by Tiger Global
- Hiring+1.510 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency0Series A · $24.7M, Nov 2021 (59 months ago): over 24 months = 0
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: $50M+ ARR end-2025 (CEO); est. $68M ARR May 2026, +83% YoY, profitable
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total3.01.5 + 0 + 1.5 − 0 = 3.0 → Steady (1.5–3.49)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: hard to leave
A leading branded-community platform with ~$68M ARR growing ~80% and profitable on ~$30M raised; members, payments and courses live inside it, but Skool, Mighty Networks and Kajabi keep it from clear category leadership.
Sources: Sacra: Circle at $68M ARR, +83% YoY, profitable (Jul 2026) ↗ · Circle Eclipse 2026: Circle AI, Discover 2.0 (100K+ members/month), Studios ↗ · G2: Circle 4.5/5 (529 reviews) with Mighty Networks, Thinkific listed as top alternatives ↗
Open ops roles
No ops roles open right now
Last checked Oct 25, 2026