First Circle: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Founded in 2016, First Circle is the fastest-growing fintech in the Philippines, led by an ex-Morgan Stanley and ex-Bridgewater Associates management team. We have offices in Manila, London and Hong Kong. First Circle offers SME financing and are building smart banking solutions for businesses. First Circle is a trusted partner of the Philippine government and is the official Finance Partner of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). We are also a pioneer data provider to the Credit Information Corporation (CIC) and the very first FinTech company to ever be licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines.
First Circle has raised $27.5M across 4 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $4.9M announced in May 2026.
That round is below the $14M median round size for Financial Services companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
First Circle Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: May 2026.
First Circle Funding Rounds
First Circle raised $7.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Jun 2024.
2 months later, a Series B of $8.6M was announced in Aug 2024.
2 months later, an undisclosed round of $7.0M was announced in Oct 2024.
1.6 years later, an undisclosed round of $4.9M was announced in May 2026.
First Circle Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the First Circle team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.
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First Circle's latest round of $4.9M is below the median round in Financial Services. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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First Circle Funding FAQs
What does First Circle do?
Founded in 2016, First Circle is the fastest-growing fintech in the Philippines, led by an ex-Morgan Stanley and ex-Bridgewater Associates management team. We have offices in Manila, London and Hong Kong. First Circle offers SME financing and are building smart banking solutions for businesses. First Circle is a trusted partner of the Philippine government and is the official Finance Partner of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). We are also a pioneer data provider to the Credit Information Corporation (CIC) and the very first FinTech company to ever be licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines.
How much funding has First Circle raised?
First Circle has raised $27.5M across 4 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $4.9M announced in May 2026.
When did First Circle last raise funding?
First Circle's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $4.9M, announced in May 2026.
Who founded First Circle?
FundedIQ lists Patrick Lynch (Founder) at First Circle.
Where is First Circle headquartered?
First Circle is based in Taguig, Rizal, Philippines.
How many employees does First Circle have?
First Circle is in the 51-100 employee band.
How does First Circle's funding compare to other Financial Services startups?
First Circle's latest round of $4.9M is below the $14M median round size for Financial Services companies on FundedIQ across 5,745 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's First Circle Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for First Circle is left off this page rather than filled in.
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