# Stripe

> Global payments and financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses.

## Why it is interesting

Stripe remains the default payments API for builders. In an agentic-commerce world, payment rails and financial APIs become even more strategic — which is why a16z’s historical Stripe position still matters as a category map.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** fintech, infra-cloud
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series I (Mar 2023): $6.87B co-led by a16z and Thrive Capital; Founders Fund and General Catalyst participated — Tracxn, Seedlist
- Series H (Mar 2021): $600M led by Sequoia Capital — TechCrunch
- Historical rounds: Sequoia (seed through Series H), General Catalyst (Series B lead, 2012), Kleiner Perkins and Khosla Ventures (Series C/E) — Business Insider

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/sequoia
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/general-catalyst
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/thrive-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/founders-fund
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/kleiner-perkins
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/redpoint-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/khosla-ventures

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/stripe