When was Circa founded?

Circa was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Circa located?

Circa is headquartered in Santa Fe, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Circa?

Alex Patriquin of Circa. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Circa have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Circa is 10.

Is Circa a funded company?

Circa is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Aug 23, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Circa?

Circa's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Mar 04, 2021, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Events Tech. In United States, the Events Tech sector has seen $238M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Circa rank among its competitors?

Circa ranks 43rd amongst 973 active competitors, of which 71 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was POSH, which secured $37M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Circa?

Circa's top competitors include Splash, POSH and Sympla. Among them, POSH secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Circa - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Circa is a seed company based in Santa Fe (United States), founded in 2015 by Tigran Astvatsatryan, Rafayel Sedrakyan and Alex Patriquin. It operates as a Cloud based event planning and management platform. Circa has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from investors like Y Combinator, HIVE Ventures and Arrowhead Innovation Fund. The company has 973 active competitors, including 71 funded and 29 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Splash, POSH and Sympla.

Company Details

Cloud based event planning and management platform. It provides a platform that creates, manages, and evaluates all the company events on platform. Event budgeting, event checklist creation, and automated event organization are some of the features of the platform.

Website: www.simplecirca.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Santa Fe, United States

Stage

Seed

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Mar 04, 2021, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 2 more

Ranked

43^rd among 973 active competitors

Employee Count

10 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Splash & 1234 more

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Circa has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 23, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Mar 04, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Circa has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Circa:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 04, 2021	7102545	Seed	4775741	6802212	5366383	4798771
Aug 31, 2016	1445244	Seed	4868175	3764923	7934346	8110698
Aug 23, 2016	9836457	Seed	8838928	6852735	Y Combinator	9681163

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The founders of Circa are Tigran Astvatsatryan, Rafayel Sedrakyan and Alex Patriquin. Alex Patriquin is the CEO of Circa.

Here are the details of Circa's key team members:

Tigran Astvatsatryan: Co-Founder of Circa and founder of 3 other companies, SleepDoctor, SleepDoctor and EventGeek.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Rafayel Sedrakyan: Founder & CTO of Circa.
Alex Patriquin: Co-Founder & CEO of Circa.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Circa's employee count trend

Circa has 10 employees as of May 26. Here is Circa's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Circa include Splash, POSH and Sympla. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Circa, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Splash 2011, New York City (United States), Acquired	Event marketing platform that helps companies market	$14.7M	Spark Capital, Ascent Venture Partners & 25 others	71/100
2nd	POSH 2019, New York City (United States), Series B	Platform for users to discover and create social experiences events	$64M	EPIC Ventures, Companyon Ventures & 8 others	71/100
3rd	Sympla 2012, Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Series A	Provider of online platform for event ticketing and event management	$8.45M	Movile, Distrito & 3 others	70/100
4th	Banzai 2015, Seattle (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for webinars, video creation, and marketing	$21.2M	DNX Ventures, Vulcan & 3 others	70/100
5th	Vendasta 2008, Saskatoon (Canada), Series D	Provider of an AI-powered platform automating marketing, sales, and operations	$144M	Vanedge Capital, BDC & 11 others	66/100
6th	Prismm 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Event planning software platform for enterprises	$19.4M	LIQUiDITY, Trinity Capital & 8 others	61/100
7th	Spoiler Alert 2015, Boston (United States), Series A	B2B marketplace for food businesses to sell surplus food	$13.6M	Maersk Growth, Techstars & 16 others	60/100
8th	Connect&Go 2012, Montreal (Canada), Acquired	Provider of a wearable device for guest engagement	$17.8M	Financiere Outremont, Gestal & 4 others	58/100
9th	RainFocus 2013, Lindon (United States), Series C	Provider of a platform for managing B2B events and marketing	$104M	JMI Management, KKR	57/100
10th	Captello 2019, Dallas (United States), Unfunded	Provider of a software platform that offers lead capture and meeting scheduling solutions for events and exhibitions	-	-	54/100
43rd	Circa 2015, Santa Fe (United States), Seed	Cloud based event planning and management platform	-	Y Combinator, HIVE Ventures & 1 others	38/100