Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of Circle, has a long history of founding internet-focused companies, including Allaire Corp. in 1995 (acquired by Macromedia) and Brightcove in 2004, stepping down as CEO just before founding Circle in 2013

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He founded a second company, Brightcove, in 2004 before stepping down as CEO of the video platform in 2013.

Allaire, who founded Circle in 2013 and is the firm’s chief executive officer, has a long history leading technology companies. He started Allaire Corp. with his brother in 1995.