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Circle Media Labs Inc.

PORTLAND, OR · Founded 2013 · Software · Still private

Full-stack blockchain platform for onchain payments, trading, and agent-based services

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Sector
Software
Headquarters
PORTLAND, OR
Founded
2013
Latest Form D
$15M, Feb 2019
Total capital
$24.9M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$24.9M
7 Form D · last Feb 2019
92 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
2
5 pending · first 2020
Rank in peer group#331 of 2705

Capital timeline

201420152016201720182019FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $24.9M1st Form D$170K4th Form D$200K6th Form D$8.4M7th Form D$15M
201420152016201720182019FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $24.9M7th Form D$15M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$15M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$8.4M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$100K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$200K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$60K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$170K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 2705 peers

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Software · Platform

  • Granted patents#331 · top 12%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Tiebing ZhangResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent
  • Ankoma MemoryExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Darren Lance BradyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Gwen Lance SmithExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kenneth Lance CharlishExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kevin Lance TalbotDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
  • Maureen Lance BolenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Timo Lance KisselExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 7
Show all 7 patent records
  • Internet Access Filtering Systems And MethodsFeb 26, 2026 · Application 19376476Pending
  • Internet Access Filtering Systems And MethodsJan 6, 2026 · US 12,519,792Granted
  • Network-connected Computing Devices And Methods For Executing Operating Programs In Ram MemoryNov 17, 2020 · US 10,838,739Granted
  • Devices, Networks, Storage Media, And Methods For Identifying Client Devices Across A Network Address Translation BorderJul 11, 2019 · Application 15939672Pending
  • Secure Authenticated Passwordless Communications Between Networked DevicesNov 15, 2018 · Application 15592492Pending
  • Internet Access Filtering Systems And MethodsApplication 63161308Pending
  • Devices And Methods For Identifying Client Devices Across A Network Address Translation BorderApplication 62615086Pending

Related companies, and why

Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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