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First Circle
Financing Possibilities for small and medium businesses in the Philippines and Southeast Asia
About First Circle
A trailblazer in Financial Technology (FinTech), First Circle was founded by Patrick Lynch and Tony Ennis to empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in growth markets by financing their business-to-business (B2B) trade transactions. Thus helping them grow by providing convenient access to financial services. First Circle believes that strong businesses should have access to capital based on meritocracy; not hindered by insufficiencies of collateral or the mere relationships and connections one may have.
Since our public launch in 2016, we have significantly grown our customer base. Led by a team of ex-Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Amazon, and Web Summit management members with experience in technology, financial services, and e-commerce, we are currently providing SMEs from various industries with millions of dollars worth of financing. This is a clear confirmation of the trust we have earned from businesses nationwide.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Taguig, Philippines
- Employees
- 118
- Open positions
- 18
- Dealroom signal
- 61.4/100
- Industry
- Fintech, Enterprise Software
- Sub-industry
- Mortgages & Lending
- Sector
- Fintech, Corporate Finance, SME, Sustainable Development Goals, Fintech Related, Invoice Network, Trade and Supply Chain Finance, financial inclusion
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Mar 2022
- Capital deployed
- $7.5M
- Preferred round
- EARLY VC
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LENDING CAPITAL✓Other financing | Apr 2026 | $4.9M | — | Cathay United Bank | ↗ |
| LATE VC✓Equity / VC | Oct 2024 | $7M | $130M | Endeavor Catalyst · Fasanara Capital · Accion · Insignia Ventures | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for First Circle is 35K monthly website visits, up 84.2% over the last three months. First Circle's team grew 0% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed5 investors entered at this stage
Betafabrik
Key Capital
500 Global
Spiral Ventures
IMJ Investment Partners
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Accion
Venturra Capital- SASilverhorn Investment Advisors
Tryb Group
Insignia Ventures
Series B and later3 investors entered at this stage
International Finance Corporation
Endeavor Catalyst
Fasanara Capital
Other known investors4 additional known investors
Cathay United Bank
Inclusive Fintech 50
Maiora Ventures
Outrun Ventures
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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