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Jeremy Allaire
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle
Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Circle
Background
Jeremy Allaire is an American technologist and Internet entrepreneur who serves as co-founder, chairman and CEO of Circle.
With his brother JJ Allaire, he co-founded the Allaire Corporation in 1995, and in 2004 he founded Brightcove, an online video platform.
Key facts
- Born
- 1971source
- Co-founded Allaire Corporation
- 1995, with his brother JJ Allairesource
- Founded Brightcove
- 2004source
- Title at Circle
- Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO (release dated July 10, 2026)source
- Role at Macromedia
- Chief technology officer (CTO), after Macromedia acquired Allaire Corporationsource
- Allaire Corporation acquired by Macromedia
- 2001source
- Allaire Corporation IPO
- January 1999source
- Left Macromedia
- February 2003, to join General Catalyst as a technologist and executive-in-residencesource
- Stepped down as Brightcove CEO
- 2013source
- Education
- Macalester Collegesource
Sources
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