| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Circle Internet Group, Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
One World Trade Center, New York, New York, 10007 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This joint statement on Schedule 13G is being filed by General Catalyst Group Management Holdings GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GCGMH LLC"), General Catalyst Group Management Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GCGMH"), General Catalyst Group Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GCGM"), General Catalyst GP VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GC VI GPLLC"), General Catalyst Partners VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GC VI GPLP"), General Catalyst Group VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GC VI"), Kenneth Chenault, David P. Fialkow and Hemant Taneja (together, the "Managers"), who are collectively referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons."
GCGMH LLC is the general partner of GCGMH, which is the manager of GCGM, which is the manager of GC VI GPLLC. Kenneth Chenault, David P. Fialkow and Hemant Taneja are Managing Members of GCGMH LLC. GC VI GPLP is the sole general partner of GC VI. GC VI GPLLC is the sole general partner of GC VI GPLP. Kenneth Chenault, David P. Fialkow and Hemant Taneja are Managing Directors of GC VI GPLLC.
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 1 (which is incorporated herein by reference), pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"). |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
20 University Road, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
Each of GCGMH, GC VI and GC VI GPLP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of GCGMH LLC, GCGM and GC VI GPLLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Managers is a U.S. citizen. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
172573107 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See Line 9 of cover sheets. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See Line 11 of cover sheets. The percentages set forth on the cover sheets for each Reporting Person are calculated based on 207,650,578 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding following the Issuer's initial public offering that closed on June 11, 2025, and after the underwriters fully exercised their option to purchase additional shares of Class A Common Stock, as reported in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424B4, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2025, and the Issuer's press release, published on the website of the Issuer on June 11, 2025. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Line 5 of cover sheets.
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Line 6 of cover sheets.
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Line 7 of cover sheets.
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Line 8 of cover sheets.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Rule 13d-1(d)