The verified answer
As of Aug 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
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)
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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.
Envalior SECARA join on circular PA6 for ELV compliance
Envalior SECARA combining chemical recycling with PA6 production shows automotive circular content reaching viable supply chain status The post Envalior SECARA join on circular…
Continental ZEvRA tyre achieves 43% recycled content
Continental ZEvRA tyre at 43% recycled content shows circularity and performance compatible in safety-critical automotive products The post Continental ZEvRA tyre achieves 43%…
Nvidia gave its first-ever year-ahead forecast—a 70% growth bombshell meant to silence AI bubble critics and ‘circular financing’ doomsayers
Nvidia’s stock climbed more than 4% in after-hours trading after delivering a blowout quarter and projecting $100 billion more revenue than analysts were expecting for next fiscal…
Materials company Teknor Apex invests in startups to retain its cutting edge
As AI and an emphasis on the circular economy rewrite the rulebook for the development of advanced materials, Teknor Apex is looking to a new investment arm to help tap into…
What Nvidia Needs to Prove to Investors
Nvidia is expected to deliver another quarter of extraordinary growth, but Franklin Templeton Portfolio Manager Sara Araghi says the numbers alone may not be enough to change…
NVIDIA Reveals $21 Billion SpaceX Stake: Signal of Confidence or Circular Financing?
NVIDIA's 13F shows a nearly $21 billion SpaceX stake, its second-largest holding, stemming from an earlier xAI investment and raising circular financing questions as SpaceX buys…
Wall Street Struggles to Absorb AI’s Debt Boom
Broadcom is lining up another massive bet on AI. Bloomberg has learned the chipmaker is in talks to raise more than $60 billion in debt to help Anthropic and others secure chips…
Alibaba's AI Spending Spree, Concerns of Circular AI Financing | Bloomberg Tech 8/20/2026
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down the plunge in Alibaba's profit after the company increased its quarterly capex to almost $10 billion for AI. Plus, a look at how Meta has quietly…
Watch: YouTuber turns childhood idea into a giant aircraft with ring-shaped wings
British YouTuber James Whomsley has built and flown a giant radio-controlled aircraft fitted with circular...
PPWR, EPR, circularity – Smithers report assesses impacts
“The New Economics of Packaging: How PPWR, EPR and Circularity Will Redefine Competitive Advantage Through 2031” predicts that packaging will become an increasingly important…
Wall Street Helps Ease Concern Over Nvidia's Circular Financing
Neil Shah, Vice President at Counterpoint, discusses the outlook for Nvidia Corp. and the circular deals underpinning the AI boom. He speaks with Shery Ahn on Bloomberg: The Asia…
Tesla’s Energy Business Just Got a SpaceX Demand Signal
SpaceX bought nearly $300 million in Tesla Megapacks in Q2 for AI data centers, highlighting deepening ties between Musk's companies and raising questions about circular demand.
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
Reality vs attention
Circular draws attention at the 68th percentile but verifies reality at the 52nd percentile among biometric robots. Hype Gap +16.6, 9th widest among biometric robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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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: Aug 29, 2026