Stripe - About the company
Stripe is a series I company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2009 by Patrick Collison and John Collison. It operates as a Payment processing and card issuance solutions for businesses. Stripe has raised $9.81B in funding from investors like General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital and a16z, with a current valuation of $91.5B. The company has 3085 active competitors, including 321 funded and 330 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Razorpay, PayPal and Flutterwave.
Sectors and market segments that Stripe operate in
Stripe serves in the B2B, SaaS space in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of Stripe is:Company Details
Payment processing and card issuance solutions for businesses. It offers solutions such as payment gateways, hardware-based POS terminals, billing and subscription payments, and more. It also offers financial services such as the issuance of corporate cards, business financing, and more.
- Website
- Social
- Email ID
- @stripe.com
- Registered Address
- TREVIOT HOUSE,186-192 HIGH ROAD,ILFORD,ESSEX,IG1 1LR
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series I
Total Funding
in 24 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
as on Feb 27, 2025
Investors
Ranked
1st among
Annual Revenue
as on Dec 31, 2023
Employee Count
as on Dec 31, 2023
Investment & Acquisitions
Privy &
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Legal entities associated with Stripe
Stripe is associated with 6 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN: 08667900 Czech Republic, Active | Nov 05, 2019 | - | - | - |
Feb 23, 2003 | - | 1 (as on Feb 28, 2018) | ||
Apr 08, 2013 | $653M (as on Dec 31, 2022) | 307 (as on Dec 31, 2022) | ||
CIN: 201524528H Singapore, Active | May 28, 2015 | $276M (as on Dec 31, 2023) | - | - |
CIN: 270465600 United States, Active | Apr 12, 2009 | - | 5904 (as on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
Sep 06, 2016 | $3.04M (as on Mar 31, 2020) | 44 (as on May 31, 2024) |
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Stripe's funding and investors
Stripe has raised a total funding of $9.81B over 24 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 2010.
Stripe has 116 institutional investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital and a16z. Nat Friedman and 2 others are Angel Investors in Stripe.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Stripe:
Date of funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post money valuation | Revenue multiple | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 08, 2024 | $694M | Series I | $70B | - | - |
Mar 15, 2023 | $6.87B | Series I | $50B | 167.7x | |
Mar 14, 2021 | $600M | Series H | $95B | 727.3x |
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Stripe's founders and board of directors
The founders of Stripe are Patrick Collison and John Collison. Patrick Collison is the CEO of Stripe.
Here are the details of Stripe's key team members:
- Patrick Collison: Co-Founder & CEO of Stripe and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 22 startups.Contact Info:
- John Collison: Co-Founder of Stripe. They are also an angel investor in 13 startups.
Stripe's Board of Directors
Stripe's board has 1 active member. is part of team.Here is the list of Stripe's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 3y 7m |
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Stripe's employee count trend
Stripe has 5,904 employees as of Dec 23. The total employee count is 23.0% more than what it was in Dec 22. Here is Stripe's employee count trend over the years:
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Stripe's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Stripe include Razorpay, PayPal and Flutterwave. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Stripe, ranked by 秘密研究所 score:
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Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | 秘密研究所 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  2009, San Francisco (United States), Series I | Payment processing and card issuance solutions for businesses | $9.81B | Glynn Capital, Silver Lake听&补尘辫;听 | 86/100 |
2nd | Provider of online payment gateway solutions for businesses | $742M | 83/100 | ||
3rd |  PayPal 1998, San Jose (United States), Public | A platform offering online payment solutions for consumers and businesses | $216M | Elliott Management, Capital Group听&补尘辫;听 | 81/100 |
4th | Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of payment processing solutions for businesses | $489M | Glynn Capital, Alrai Capital听&补尘辫;听 | 79/100 |
5th | Provider of diversified payment solutions for businesses and merchants | $1.32B | 78/100 | ||
6th | Square 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of POS solutions for retail businesses | $520M | RBC Capital Markets, Sunrise Ventures听&补尘辫;听 | 77/100 |
7th | PayU 2002, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised | Provider of online payment processing and credit solutions for business markets | - | 77/100 | |
8th | Adyen 2006, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public | Payment issuance and processing solutions for businesses | $266M | Access Industries, Odenn Ventures听&补尘辫;听 | 75/100 |
9th | Online payment and money transfer platform for businesses | $533M | Kleiner Perkins, Accel听&补尘辫;听 | 74/100 | |
10th | Wright Express 1983, Portland (United States), Public | Provider of employee benefit administration solutions for enterprises | - | First Analysis, Warburg Pincus听&补尘辫;听 | 73/100 |
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Stripe's Investments and acquisitions
Stripe has made 59 investments in companies including PostHog and TrueLayer. Stripe has also acquired 17 companies including Privy and Bridge. Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 11, 2025 | Acquisition | 2018 | New York City, United States | |
Jun 09, 2025 | Investments | 2020 | Toronto, Canada | |
Oct 21, 2024 | Acquisition | 2022 | San Francisco, United States |
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News related to Stripe
Media has covered Stripe for a total of 134 events in the last 1 year, 43 of them have been about partnerships and 35 about company updates.
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