CircleUp

59 employees

CircleUp is an investment platform that provides capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Food and Beverage41

E-Commerce17

Food Processing14

Consumer Goods13

Fashion11

Organic Food10

Beauty9

Organic8

Health Care8

Snack Food8

Nutrition7

Cosmetics6

Wine And Spirits6

Lifestyle6

Product Design5

Craft Beer4

Retail4

Pet4

Manufacturing4

Wellness4

Funding rounds participated in

$3.5M sweet spot round size

Most of their 89 investments are in rounds between $2M and $8M

Investor type

Private Equity Firm

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

it services and it consulting

Sectors

Private Equity

Financial Services

Retail Goods

FinTech

Data Insights

Software Technology

Consumer Products

Machine Learning

Analytics

Venture Capital

Date founded

2012

Investments made

Partake raised $12M on October 4, 2022

Investors: pentas ventures, Pentas Ventures, Kaya Ventures, Supply Change Capital, Portfolia, Precursor Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Cleveland Avenue, Fearless Fund and CircleUp

Partake Brewing raised $17M on March 7, 2022

Investors: Barrel Ventures, McLean and Associates, Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada, Amberstone Ventures, PowerPlant and CircleUp

Undisclosed raised $6M on February 8, 2022

Investors: 301 INC and CircleUp

Sanzo raised $10M on February 2, 2022

Investors: Mana Ventures, Outbound Ventures, Convivialité Ventures, Kaya Ventures, Gold House, Semillero Partners LLC, Hyphen Capital and CircleUp

Mented Cosmetics raised $5M on January 17, 2022

Investors: - and CircleUp

Three Spirit raised $3.7M on August 3, 2021

Investors: CircleUp

Verb Energy raised $8M on June 21, 2021

Investors: Global Founders Capital and CircleUp

Løs Sundays Tequila raised $3.5M on June 16, 2021

Investors: Ketch Ventures, Room 9, Mistral Equity Partners and CircleUp

Serenity Kids raised $7M on June 15, 2021

Investors: Wild Ventures and CircleUp

Ohza raised $4M on June 15, 2021

Investors: Ruttenberg Gordon Investments, Branch Venture Group and CircleUp

Funding rounds raised

Total raised

$200M

from 22 investors over 22 rounds

CircleUp raised $200M on September 20, 2019

Investors: Pacific Life

CircleUp raised $30M on November 11, 2015

Investors: Union Square Ventures, Maveron LLC, Rose Park Advisors, Clocktower Technology Ventures, QED Investors, Collaborative Fund & NXC Corporation and Canaan

CircleUp raised undisclosed on June 10, 2015

Investors: FinTech Sandbox

CircleUp raised $14M on March 26, 2014

Investors: Union Square Ventures, Maveron LLC, Canaan, Rose Park Advisors and GV

CircleUp raised $7.5M on May 7, 2013

Investors: Union Square Ventures, Rose Park Advisors, Maveron LLC and GV

CircleUp raised $1.5M on April 18, 2012

Investors: Maveron LLC, Ooga Labs, Rose Park Advisors and Silas Capital