Türkiye · Investor

Circle Up

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 33 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $57M, Mar 2022Hedge fund

VentureSeries BSeries AEducation Management

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 33 on record
Since the last cheque147days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.8MRounds led0 of 33Sole investor12 roundsMostly inUnited States, 86%
Pitch Circle Up

Circle Up highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $5.6M

What they do

Type
Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Education Management
Based in
Istanbul, Türkiye
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first33 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Los Sundays TequilaVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Feb
    Serenity KidsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  5. 2024

    1 round

  6. Apr
    Wilde BrandsSeries A · US$20MSole investor
  7. 2023

    4 rounds

  8. Oct
    Splash WinesCrowdfunding · US$987KWith 1 other
  9. Jul
    NomadCrowdfunding · BR$172KWith 1 other
  10. Jun
    True Made FoodsGrant · US$550KWith 2 others
  11. Jan
    Partake BrewingVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  12. 2022

    8 rounds

  13. Dec
    IQ BarSeries B · US$6.2MWith 1 other
  14. Dec
    HeydaySeries B · US$12MWith 2 others
  15. Dec
    Open WaterVenture · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  16. Sept
    BarnanaVenture · US$400KWith 1 other
  17. May
    OhzaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  18. Apr
    KoiaVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  19. Apr
    KosasVenture · US$12MWith 3 others
  20. Feb
    Everything LegendarySeries A · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  21. 2021

    5 rounds

  22. Dec
    CoraVenture · US$7.5MSole investor
  23. Sept
    HyleteVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  24. Aug
    Miyoko’s KitchenSeries C · US$52MWith 1 other
  25. Aug
    Three SpiritSeed · GB$3.7MSole investor
  26. May
    Rowdy EnergyVenture$13MSole investor
  27. 2020

    1 round

  28. Jun
    Pop & BottleVenture$3.0MWith 1 other
  29. 2019

    3 rounds

  30. Jul
    Wild Friends FoodsSeed$550KWith 1 other
  31. Jul
    nutpodsGrowth$33MWith 1 other
  32. Apr
    Hum NutritionSeries B · US · Riz7$15MWith 4 others
  33. 2018

    3 rounds

  34. Nov
    SustainVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  35. May
    REBBLUS · Prnewswire$20MWith 2 others
  36. Apr
    GUIDEBOATVenture$2.0MSole investor
  37. 2017

    1 round

  38. Dec
    Tio GazpachoSeries B$1.7MSole investor
  39. 2016

    3 rounds

  40. Nov
    Green Zebra GroceryVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Sept
    GreycorkDebt$585KWith 1 other
  42. Jul
    PinroseVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  43. 2015

    2 rounds

  44. Jul
    DreamDryVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Jun
    Tava Indian KitchenSeries A · US$4.5MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration11 named

AHAsher HochbergManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BLBen LeeManageriFiling they signed
BLBenjamin LeeManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JYJayson YuanManageriFiling they signed
KHKaren HowlandManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
LELeroy EakinGeneral PartneriFiling they signed
MPMichael PooleManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
NRNicholas RockwellManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
PRPatrick RobinsonManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
RERory EakinManageriFiling they signed
RCRyan CaldbeckManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 9 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Circle Up. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

CircleHedge fund3rounds togetherVMG PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Circle Up put money into.

Los Sundays TequilaJun 2026Serenity KidsFeb 2025Wilde Brands$20M · Apr 2024Splash Wines$987K · Oct 2023Nomad$172K · Jul 2023Partake BrewingJan 2023

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Circle Up in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Circle Up

What does Circle Up invest in?

Circle Up invests most often at Venture and Series B (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Education Management.

How active is Circle Up?

33 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Circle Up invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Los Sundays Tequila (Venture, Jun 2026), Serenity Kids (Venture, Feb 2025) and Wilde Brands (Series A, Apr 2024).

How big are Circle Up's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.8M.

Does Circle Up lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 33 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Circle Up invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%).

Is Circle Up investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Circle Up invest alongside?

Most often Circle (3 rounds together) and VMG Partners (2 rounds together).

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