
Stripe
Total volume, 2025
$1.9 trillion
Valuation (Feb 2026)
$159B
Headquarters
SF & Dublin
Countries
50+
Figures from Stripe's own newsroom (24 Feb 2026). Valuations are historical events, not an offer price.
Historical events, not an offer price
Financing milestones
- 1Mar 2023
Series I funding round valuation
$50B
Raised more than $6.5B
- 2Feb 2025
Employee tender offer valuation
$91.5B
- 3Feb 2026
Employee tender offer valuation
$159B
Investors including Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z and others
Borderless money movement with Stripe
About Stripe
In its own words: “Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet.” Its stated mission is to “increase the GDP of the internet”.
Company Highlights
- Businesses on Stripe generated $1.9 trillion in total volume in 2025 — up 34% on 2024; roughly 1.6% of global GDP.
- $1.4 trillion total payment volume in 2024, up 38% on 2023.
- 135+ currencies and payment methods, available in 50+ countries.
- Dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin; co-founded by Patrick Collison and John Collison.
- Employee tender offer at a $159B valuation in Feb 2026 — investors including Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z and others.
Source: Stripe newsroom — information page, and the 24 Feb 2026 and 27 Feb 2025 announcements.
From the Stripe newsroom
8 Sep 2026Stripe helps Muse, Meta's new personal AI agent, shop across the internet with Link
19 Aug 2026Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter to help businesses optimise token routing and usage
18 Aug 2026Stripe named a Leader by Gartner for its Billing Product for third consecutive year
21 Jul 2026Ramp uses Stripe to power stablecoin payments and accounts
Copilot8 Jan 2026Stripe helps power a new shopping experience in Microsoft Copilot
Headlines and dates as published on stripe.com.
Leadership Team
Patrick Collison
Co-founder and CEO
John Collison
Co-founder and President
Will Gaybrick
President, Technology and Business
Steffan Tomlinson
Chief Financial Officer
Trish Walsh
General Counsel
Jeff Titterton
Chief Marketing Officer
Named investors
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