Civic was co-founded in 2015 by Vinny Lingham and Jonathan Smith and was launched in 2018, following a sell-out initial coin offering (ICO) the year prior. Vinny Lingham is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded several firms, including a South Africa-based investment fund known as Newtown Partners and Gyft — a digital card platform. Jonathan Smith, the current CTO of the platform, has more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry. The Civic team includes a host of individuals with extensive experience in their respective fields, including COO Chris Hart, who has two decades of experience in senior finance. As of late December 2020, there are exactly 670 million CVC tokens in circulation, representing 67% of the maximum 1 billion CVC total supply.