Stripe Company History Dataset

These reviewable YAML files power the public timeline and valuation record. History entries preserve chronology, category, summary, confidence, and status when applicable; the research files preserve canonical source identities, valuation observations, founder appearances, collection scope, and review runs. The dataset and website code are available under the MIT License in the Stripe History repository.

• Origins and early company

  Founder backgrounds, pre-Stripe projects, the first prototype, and the people who formed Stripe's earliest team.

  15 events · download YAML

• Executives and team

  Major leadership appointments, role changes, and departures from Stripe's founding engineering team through its current executive organization.

  14 events · download YAML

• Acquisitions

  Completed acquisitions, talent acquisitions, announced agreements, and credibly reported deal discussions involving Stripe.

  31 events · download YAML

• Product launches

  Notable Stripe products and major platform capabilities, with previews and general availability distinguished.

  39 events · download YAML

• Country expansion

  Stripe market launches and material geographic expansions, with beta, invite-only, and full-stack availability kept distinct.

  25 events · download YAML

• Payment and payout expansion

  Material additions and contractions in the payment methods, settlement rails, and payout reach available through Stripe.

  21 events · download YAML

• Fundraising and liquidity

  Primary financing rounds and major employee or investor secondary transactions, with capital raises distinguished from liquidity events.

  17 events · download YAML

• Headquarters and offices

  Stripe headquarters moves, major engineering hubs, and documented first or replacement offices in country markets.

  20 events · download YAML

• Publishing

  Stripe editorial projects across books, magazines, film, podcasts, and other formats, including an event for each documented Stripe Press title.

  29 events · download YAML

• Side quests

  Patrick and John Collison's notable projects outside Stripe, spanning science and arts funding, progress studies, governance, and hospitality.

  7 events · download YAML

• Company milestones

  Company-scale, legal, regulatory, operating-model, and other milestones that do not belong more naturally in Stripe's focused history categories.

  13 events · download YAML