Startup profile for Metronome: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Metronome funding, valuation and investors

Usage-based billing infrastructure for SaaS and AI companies (acquired by Stripe, Jan 2026).

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series C

$50M · 2025

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$80M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

Stage not recorded

Investors in latest funding

Lead: NEA

Other: Andreessen Horowitz , General Catalyst

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Metronome provided billing infrastructure for usage-based pricing — metering, invoicing, and revenue recognition for SaaS and AI companies. Founded by former Dropbox engineers; a16z led a $30M Series A in 2022. Stripe acquired Metronome in January 2026.

Why Metronome is interesting

Dropbox alumni solved consumption pricing — a16z led Series A, GC joined Series C, then Stripe acquired Metronome as metered billing became AI infra.

Product & use cases

Metronome ingests usage events, applies pricing rules, and generates invoices for consumption-priced products. AI and API companies embed it instead of building custom metering.

  • Usage-based billing for AI APIs
  • Consumption pricing for developer platforms
  • Revenue recognition for metered SaaS

Key facts

  • Series A (Feb 2022): $30M led by a16z — TechCrunch
  • Series C (2025): $50M led by NEA — Metronome blog
  • Exit (Jan 2026): Stripe acquired Metronome
  • Founders built billing at Dropbox

Funding history (newest first)

Series C

2025 $50M

Source: https://metronome.com/blog/series-c

Series A

2022-02 $30M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/15/metronome-usage-based-billing/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Metronome's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz General Catalyst New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Competitive landscape

Edge: High-volume event ingestion and flexible pricing rules purpose-built for AI-era consumption economics.

Usage-based billing became essential for AI token pricing. Stripe's acquisition consolidates metering into payments rails, ending standalone competition for Metronome's independent product.

  • Stripe Billing direct

    Acquirer integrating Metronome metering.

  • Orb direct

    Usage-based billing competitor.

  • Amberflo direct

    Metering for SaaS.

  • Chargebee adjacent

    Subscription billing adding usage features.

Notable stories

  • Metronome founders built billing systems at Dropbox before starting the company.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS Fintech

FAQs about Metronome

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Usage-based billing infrastructure for SaaS and AI companies.
Stripe in January 2026.
a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led Series A. NEA led Series C.
Metered billing is critical for AI/API consumption pricing.
Both offered usage billing; Metronome integrates into Stripe post-acquisition.
Series A announced February 2022 by Dropbox alumni.
Being integrated into Stripe.
$30M Series A and $50M Series C publicly disclosed.
SaaS and AI companies with consumption pricing.
a16z-backed exit relevant to enterprise SaaS.
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