Startup profile for Stripe: 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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Stripe funding, valuation and investors

Global payments and financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Series I

$6.87B · March 2023

Latest known valuation

$50B

Series I · March 2023

Total disclosed equity funding

$7.5B

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

Current status

private

growth · San Francisco, California / Dublin, Ireland

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz , Thrive Capital

Other: Founders Fund , General Catalyst

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-08-31

Overview

Stripe provides payment processing, billing, Connect marketplace payouts, Treasury banking APIs, and fraud tools for internet businesses. Founded by Patrick and John Collison in 2010, the San Francisco and Dublin company powers millions of businesses from startups to Amazon and OpenAI. Stripe raised $6.87B Series I in March 2023 co-led by a16z and Thrive Capital at $50B valuation, and $600M Series H in 2021 led by Sequoia. General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, and Redpoint are among investors.

Why Stripe is interesting

Stripe remains the default payments API for builders. On August 19, 2026 it confirmed buying OpenRouter (not closed; $7.5B is NYT via TechCrunch). On August 26 Clerky said it agreed to join Stripe (no price; not described as closed). Agentic commerce plus founder legal paper sit next to payments.

Product & use cases

Stripe Payments accepts cards and local methods globally; Stripe Connect handles marketplace splits; Billing manages subscriptions; Treasury and Issuing provide embedded banking and card programs via API.

  • SaaS subscription billing
  • Marketplace seller payouts via Connect
  • E-commerce checkout worldwide
  • Embedded finance for platforms
  • AI agent commerce payments (emerging)

Key facts

  • Announced (Aug 19, 2026): buying OpenRouter (OpenRouter blog; Stripe confirmed per TechCrunch). Not closed. $7.5B is NYT/TC — /2026-stripe-openrouter-7b-reported
  • Announced (Aug 26, 2026): Clerky agreed to join Stripe (Clerky blog). No price. Not described as closed — /2026-clerky-joins-stripe
  • Series I (Mar 2023): $6.87B at $50B co-led by a16z and Thrive
  • Series H (Mar 2021): $600M led by Sequoia at $95B
  • Powers OpenAI, Amazon, Shopify checkout infrastructure
  • Collison brothers founded 2010 in YC batch

Funding history (newest first)

Series I

2023-03 $6.87B Valuation: $50B

Source: https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-series-i-2023

Series H

2021-03 $600M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/14/stripe-raises-600m-at-95b-valuation/

Investors in our directory

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

Andreessen Horowitz Sequoia Capital General Catalyst Thrive Capital Founders Fund Kleiner Perkins Redpoint Ventures Khosla Ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: Developer-first API design and global payment method coverage created default status for internet-native companies.

Stripe owns startup and tech company checkout default. Adyen competes upmarket; PayPal legacy. $50B valuation reflects infrastructure moat as platforms embed finance.

  • Adyen direct

    Enterprise global payments; strong with large merchants.

  • PayPal / Braintree incumbent

    Legacy internet payments with broad consumer brand.

  • Square (Block) adjacent

    SMB in-person + online; different GTM motion.

  • Checkout.com direct

    Enterprise payment processor challenger.

Notable stories

  • Stripe started when Patrick Collison couldn't believe how hard it was to accept payments online — seven lines of code integration became industry standard.
  • 2023 Series I during tech downturn signaled Stripe's position as essential infrastructure, not discretionary SaaS.

Industries

Fintech Infrastructure & Cloud Developer Tools

Related funding articles

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FAQs about Stripe

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

Stripe provides payment processing, billing, Connect payouts, and financial APIs for internet businesses globally.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Sequoia (/fund/sequoia), Thrive Capital (/fund/thrive-capital), General Catalyst (/fund/general-catalyst), Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund), Kleiner Perkins (/fund/kleiner-perkins), Khosla Ventures (/fund/khosla-ventures), and Redpoint (/fund/redpoint-ventures).
March 2023 Series I was at $50B valuation per Stripe newsroom.
Stripe is developer-API-first for tech companies. PayPal has stronger consumer wallet brand.
No. Stripe remains private despite periodic IPO speculation.
Patrick and John Collison, Irish brothers who previously sold Auctomatic.
API for marketplaces and platforms to route payments to sellers with compliance handled.
March 2023 — $6.87B at $50B valuation.
Yes, as an announced deal on August 19, 2026. OpenRouter published it is joining Stripe; TechCrunch reported Stripe confirmed. Not closed. Price is not company-disclosed; NYT via TechCrunch reports $7.5 billion. See /2026-stripe-openrouter-7b-reported.
Clerky said on August 26, 2026 that it agreed to join Stripe. No price. Not described as closed. Separate from OpenRouter. See /startup/clerky and /2026-clerky-joins-stripe.
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