The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Circular: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region. 1 source back the record.
CategoryBiometric wearables
Overview
Circular is a Paris-based smart ring company founded in 2019, developing the Circular Ring 2, a health-tracking smart ring named Best Wearable of CES 2025. The company raised $2.5M on Kickstarter for the Ring 2 and surpassed $2.5M in sales. Founded by Amaury Kosman, Laurent Bsalis, and Adiasa Suharno.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founders
Kickstarter
Award
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Circular has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Eclipse Capital1× joint
Most recent
- with Eclipse Capitaljust announced
Circular on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Circular's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Circular deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Amaury Kosman Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Amaury Kosmancofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Circular.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Circular2 deployments
Recent coverage
Circular in third-party press
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Samsung Electronics4 models
- Butterfly Network2 models
- Abbott1 model
- Apple1 model
- Blackrock Neurotech1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Circular has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Eclipse Capitaljust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Eclipse Capital1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Circular x Eclipse Capital (Investment Partnership)withEclipse Capitalinvestment2024-03-25just announced
Funding rounds (1)
- Other
$3M
Timeline
Every recorded move in Circular’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipCircular x Eclipse Capital (Investment Partnership)
2024-03-25Circular.co secured 0.5M in funding led by Eclipse Capital to scale its AI-powered sustainable sourcing platform for recycled materials. The platform connects buyers with suppliers of post-consumer recycled materials, helping brands find sustainable material sources more efficiently.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Circular Ring 2 at France, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Circular Ring 2 at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Circular.Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Samsung Electronics4 models
- Butterfly Network2 models
- Abbott1 model
- Apple1 model
- Blackrock Neurotech1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Circular from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to lease its own chips as AI circular financing hits a new level
Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to help finance the AI startup’s enormous compute buildout, creating one of the clearest examples yet of the circular…
Powell Electronics Offers Bernier CMA Series Connectors
Powell Electronics, the supplier of connectors and more for high-rel applications including defence, aerospace and industrial, stocks Bernier’s CMA series of stainless-steel…
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Peace Corps Office of Planning and Performance…
Robotic Welding of Long-Shaft Assembly Joints: Control Access at the Circular Interface
See a robot weld circular plate joints on a supported long-shaft assembly and plan joint access, fixturing and path segmentation. Robotic Welding of Long-Shaft Assembly Joints:…
Name of Information Collection: Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)
NASA, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on…
Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year
Nvidia has its finger in every pie, and sees another year of plenty in its future, Jensen Huang says. But, he insists, its deals are not circular.
Cyprus Competitiveness Depends On Green And Digital Transition, Minister Says
Cyprus’ long-term business competitiveness will increasingly depend on how quickly the economy adopts green and digital technologies, Commerce Minister Michael Damianos said…
Siemens and Sparepartsnow Partner to Expand European Access to Manufacturer-Refurbished Automation Products and Support Industrial Circularity
(IN BRIEF) Siemens has partnered with German B2B platform Sparepartsnow to expand access to manufacturer-refurbished Siemens automation products across Europe, combining Siemens’…
Four new professors join IESE faculty
They are experts in areas such as the circular economy, digital platforms, entrepreneurship and business leadership
Agency Information Collection Activities: Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation); OMB Control No. 1601-0029
The Department of Homeland Security will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in…
Cyclic Materials Celebrates Grand Opening Of Commercial-Scale Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Facility in Mesa
Cyclic Materials’ first commercial-scale rare earth magnet recycling facility marks a major milestone in building a domestic supply MESA, AZ (September 9, 2026) — Cyclic…
Vulnerable House Democrat selling Zyn-inspired campaign merchandise
A House Democrat seeking reelection is selling Zyn-inspired campaign merchandise, leaning into an association with the explosively popular nicotine pouches that have devotees…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/circular.md
- RSS feed: /companies/circular/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/12203b54-33b0-45d7-9dd3-2d3380c1fdf5
- Revision history: /companies/circular/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Samsung Electronics4 models
- Butterfly Network2 models
- Abbott1 model
- Apple1 model
- Blackrock Neurotech1 model
Video
Plastic recycling plays an important role in reducing waste - but achieving a truly circular economy requires much more than simply recycling materials at the e
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Circular draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 52nd percentile among biometric robots. Hype Gap +23.3, 8th widest among biometric robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026