# Circle (slim)

> Circle's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Catena Labs, Inc., Crossmint, Payman AI and Skyfire, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/circle/index.md (~750 tokens) · this version ~680 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/circle/index.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/circle/
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-28
- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)

Corporate investor.

Website: https://www.circle.com/circle-ventures

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Catena Labs, Inc.**, Seed, May 2025, through Circle Ventures
  - [ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ack-pay.md), graded D, 53.8/100
  - Source: https://catenalabs.com/blog/announcing-catena-labs
- **Crossmint**, Strategic investment, September 2025, through Circle Ventures
  - [Crossmint API + Docs MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crossmint.md), graded B, 67.2/100
  - Source: https://crossmint.com/announcement/announcing-a-strategic-investment-from-circle-ventures
- **Payman AI**
  - [Payman Genie MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/payman.md), graded D, 52.8/100
  - Source: https://paymanai.com/about-us
- **Skyfire**, Seed, August 2024
  - [Skyfire API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyfire.md), graded E, 40.6/100
  - Source: https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/21/ai-payment-processing-startup-skyfire-launches-8-5m-funding/

## Where they invest

- Payment & monetisation platforms, 3
- Pay-per-call protocols, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Rodri Fernández Touza](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rodri-fernandez-touza/), Crossmint
- [Alfonso Gómez-Jordana Mañas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alfonso-gomez-jordana-manas/), Crossmint
- [Tyllen Bicakcic](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tyllen-bicakcic/), Payman AI
- [Prashanth Pillareddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/prashanth-pillareddy/), Payman AI
- [Amir Sarhangi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/amir-sarhangi/), Skyfire
- [Craig DeWitt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/craig-dewitt/), Skyfire

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Circle invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Catena Labs, Inc., Crossmint, Payman AI and Skyfire backed by Circle.

### How are Circle's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit) (D, 53.8), Crossmint API + Docs MCP (B, 67.2), Payman Genie MCP (D, 52.8) and Skyfire API + MCP (E, 40.6).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source.