Founders Circle Capital began by helping employees and executives at private companies sell some of their shares so they could stay longer instead of leaving before an IPO, and it now offers a mix of personal liquidity, secondary sales, primary financing, debt, and pre-IPO investment built around growth-stage companies. It also runs The Circle, a private network for growth-stage executives across major company roles that acts like a personal board of directors through peer groups and events, is supported by a dedicated internal team, and is tied to a portfolio of 73 companies with none reported as shut down.