Stripe Fundraising and liquidity Timeline: 17 Sourced Events

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

2026

1 events

2026-02-24fundraising and liquidityEmployee tender agreements signed
Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $159 billion valuation
Stripe signed agreements with Thrive Capital, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, and other investors for a tender offer that would let current and former employees sell shares at a $159 billion valuation. The agreements concerned secondary liquidity, not a primary operating-capital raise.
Implied valuation
$159 billion
Capital type
Secondary liquidity · No primary capital raised for operations
Stripe

2025

1 events

2025-02-27fundraising and liquidityEmployee tender agreements signed
Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $91.5 billion valuation
Stripe signed agreements with investors to buy shares from current and former employees at a $91.5 billion valuation. The planned tender concerned shareholder liquidity and did not represent new operating capital.
Implied valuation
$91.5 billion
Capital type
Secondary liquidity
Stripe

2024

2 events

2024-09-09fundraising and liquidityInvestor secondary transactionreported
Sequoia buys Stripe shares from its limited partners
Sequoia Capital completed an $861 million purchase of Stripe shares from investors in older Sequoia funds at $27.51 per share, implying a roughly $70 billion valuation. It was an investor-led secondary transaction, not money raised by Stripe.
amount
$861 million
Implied valuation
About $70 billion
Share price
$27.51
Capital type
Secondary purchase
Axios
2024-02-28fundraising and liquidityEmployee tender agreements signed
Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $65 billion valuation
Stripe signed agreements with investors for a tender offer for current and former employees at a $65 billion valuation. The planned tender concerned shareholder liquidity and would not add primary capital to Stripe's balance sheet.
Implied valuation
$65 billion
Capital type
Secondary liquidity
Stripe

2023

1 events

2023-03-15fundraising and liquidityFinancing agreements signed
Stripe signs agreements for more than $6.5 billion in Series I financing
Stripe signed agreements for more than $6.5 billion in Series I financing at a $50 billion valuation to fund employee liquidity and tax obligations connected to expiring equity awards. Stripe said it did not need the capital to operate and would retire shares to offset dilution.
amount
More than $6.5 billion
Post-money valuation
$50 billion
Use of proceeds
Employee liquidity and award-related taxes
Stripe

2021

1 events

2021-03-14fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completed
Stripe raises $600 million in Series H financing
Stripe raised $600 million at a $95 billion valuation to invest in European operations, its payments and treasury network, and global expansion. The round included Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity, Sequoia, and Ireland's NTMA.
amount
$600 million
Valuation
$95 billion
Stripe

2020

1 events

2020-04-16fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completed
Stripe extends Series G by $600 million
Stripe added $600 million to its Series G on the same terms and valuation as the September 2019 round. Stripe said it would invest in product development, global expansion, and support for businesses adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
amount
$600 million
Pre-money valuation
$35 billion · Same terms as the September 2019 Series G
Stripe

2019

2 events

2019-09-19fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completed
Stripe raises $250 million in Series G financing
Stripe raised $250 million from General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz at a $35 billion pre-money valuation. The company said the funds would support international expansion and new products.
amount
$250 million
Pre-money valuation
$35 billion
Stripe
2019-01-30fundraising and liquidityPrimary follow-on financing completed
Stripe raises $100 million from Tiger Global
Stripe raised a $100 million follow-on investment from Tiger Global Management, four months after its prior growth round. The transaction increased Stripe's reported valuation from $20 billion to $22.5 billion.
amount
$100 million
Valuation
$22.5 billion
StripePayments Dive

2018

1 events

2018-09-26fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $245 million at a $20 billion valuation
Stripe raised $245 million in a financing led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from DST Global and Sequoia Capital. The round valued the payments company at approximately $20 billion.
amount
$245 million
Valuation
$20 billion
Axios

2016

1 events

2016-11-25fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $150 million in Series D financing
Stripe raised $150 million in a round led by CapitalG and General Catalyst, with existing investors participating. Contemporary reporting placed the company's post-money valuation at about $9.2 billion.
amount
$150 million
Post-money valuation
About $9.2 billion
TechCrunch

2015

1 events

2015-07-28fundraising and liquidityStrategic primary financing completedreported
Stripe adds Visa and other investors at a $5 billion valuation
Stripe raised a strategic financing reported at less than $100 million alongside a global partnership with Visa. Visa, American Express, Sequoia Capital, and Kleiner Perkins participated at a valuation of about $5 billion.
amount
Less than $100 million (reported)
Valuation
About $5 billion
TechCrunch

2014

2 events

2014-12-02fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $70 million at a $3.5 billion valuation
Stripe raised $70 million in additional financing led by Thrive Capital, with Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures participating. The round valued Stripe at roughly $3.5 billion.
amount
$70 million
Valuation
About $3.5 billion
TechCrunch
2014-01-22fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises more than $80 million in Series C financing
Stripe raised more than $80 million from Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Allen & Company to expand internationally. Contemporary reporting put its valuation at approximately $1.75 billion.
amount
More than $80 million
Valuation
About $1.75 billion
TechCrunch

2012

2 events

2012-07-09fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $20 million in Series B financing
Stripe raised $20 million in a Series B led by General Catalyst, with Sequoia Capital, Peter Thiel, Elad Gil, Redpoint Ventures, and others participating. Reports placed its valuation in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
amount
$20 million
TechCrunch
2012-02-09fundraising and liquidityReported financing; not finalizedreported
Stripe reportedly lines up $18 million in Series A financing
VentureBeat reported that Stripe had attracted $18 million for a Sequoia-led round with participation from Max Levchin and existing investors, at an approximately $100 million valuation. The report said the financing had not been finalized.
amount
$18 million (reported)
Valuation
About $100 million
VentureBeat

2011

1 events

2011-03-28fundraising and liquidityReported seed financing; company unconfirmedreported
Stripe is reported to have taken about $2 million in early backing
TechCrunch reported that Stripe had taken about $2 million from investors including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and SV Angel before its public launch. The report said Stripe would not confirm whether the financing occurred.
amount
About $2 million
TechCrunch

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

2026

1 events

2026-02-24fundraising and liquidityEmployee tender agreements signed
Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $159 billion valuation
Stripe signed agreements with Thrive Capital, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, and other investors for a tender offer that would let current and former employees sell shares at a $159 billion valuation. The agreements concerned secondary liquidity, not a primary operating-capital raise.
Implied valuation
$159 billion
Capital type
Secondary liquidity · No primary capital raised for operations
Stripe

2025

1 events

2025-02-27fundraising and liquidityEmployee tender agreements signed
Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $91.5 billion valuation
Stripe signed agreements with investors to buy shares from current and former employees at a $91.5 billion valuation. The planned tender concerned shareholder liquidity and did not represent new operating capital.
Implied valuation
$91.5 billion
Capital type
Secondary liquidity
Stripe

2024

2 events

2024-09-09fundraising and liquidityInvestor secondary transactionreported
Sequoia buys Stripe shares from its limited partners
Sequoia Capital completed an $861 million purchase of Stripe shares from investors in older Sequoia funds at $27.51 per share, implying a roughly $70 billion valuation. It was an investor-led secondary transaction, not money raised by Stripe.
amount
$861 million
Implied valuation
About $70 billion
Share price
$27.51
Capital type
Secondary purchase
Axios
2024-02-28fundraising and liquidityEmployee tender agreements signed
Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $65 billion valuation
Stripe signed agreements with investors for a tender offer for current and former employees at a $65 billion valuation. The planned tender concerned shareholder liquidity and would not add primary capital to Stripe's balance sheet.
Implied valuation
$65 billion
Capital type
Secondary liquidity
Stripe

2023

1 events

2023-03-15fundraising and liquidityFinancing agreements signed
Stripe signs agreements for more than $6.5 billion in Series I financing
Stripe signed agreements for more than $6.5 billion in Series I financing at a $50 billion valuation to fund employee liquidity and tax obligations connected to expiring equity awards. Stripe said it did not need the capital to operate and would retire shares to offset dilution.
amount
More than $6.5 billion
Post-money valuation
$50 billion
Use of proceeds
Employee liquidity and award-related taxes
Stripe

2021

1 events

2021-03-14fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completed
Stripe raises $600 million in Series H financing
Stripe raised $600 million at a $95 billion valuation to invest in European operations, its payments and treasury network, and global expansion. The round included Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity, Sequoia, and Ireland's NTMA.
amount
$600 million
Valuation
$95 billion
Stripe

2020

1 events

2020-04-16fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completed
Stripe extends Series G by $600 million
Stripe added $600 million to its Series G on the same terms and valuation as the September 2019 round. Stripe said it would invest in product development, global expansion, and support for businesses adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
amount
$600 million
Pre-money valuation
$35 billion · Same terms as the September 2019 Series G
Stripe

2019

2 events

2019-09-19fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completed
Stripe raises $250 million in Series G financing
Stripe raised $250 million from General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz at a $35 billion pre-money valuation. The company said the funds would support international expansion and new products.
amount
$250 million
Pre-money valuation
$35 billion
Stripe
2019-01-30fundraising and liquidityPrimary follow-on financing completed
Stripe raises $100 million from Tiger Global
Stripe raised a $100 million follow-on investment from Tiger Global Management, four months after its prior growth round. The transaction increased Stripe's reported valuation from $20 billion to $22.5 billion.
amount
$100 million
Valuation
$22.5 billion
StripePayments Dive

2018

1 events

2018-09-26fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $245 million at a $20 billion valuation
Stripe raised $245 million in a financing led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from DST Global and Sequoia Capital. The round valued the payments company at approximately $20 billion.
amount
$245 million
Valuation
$20 billion
Axios

2016

1 events

2016-11-25fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $150 million in Series D financing
Stripe raised $150 million in a round led by CapitalG and General Catalyst, with existing investors participating. Contemporary reporting placed the company's post-money valuation at about $9.2 billion.
amount
$150 million
Post-money valuation
About $9.2 billion
TechCrunch

2015

1 events

2015-07-28fundraising and liquidityStrategic primary financing completedreported
Stripe adds Visa and other investors at a $5 billion valuation
Stripe raised a strategic financing reported at less than $100 million alongside a global partnership with Visa. Visa, American Express, Sequoia Capital, and Kleiner Perkins participated at a valuation of about $5 billion.
amount
Less than $100 million (reported)
Valuation
About $5 billion
TechCrunch

2014

2 events

2014-12-02fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $70 million at a $3.5 billion valuation
Stripe raised $70 million in additional financing led by Thrive Capital, with Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures participating. The round valued Stripe at roughly $3.5 billion.
amount
$70 million
Valuation
About $3.5 billion
TechCrunch
2014-01-22fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises more than $80 million in Series C financing
Stripe raised more than $80 million from Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Allen & Company to expand internationally. Contemporary reporting put its valuation at approximately $1.75 billion.
amount
More than $80 million
Valuation
About $1.75 billion
TechCrunch

2012

2 events

2012-07-09fundraising and liquidityPrimary financing completedreported
Stripe raises $20 million in Series B financing
Stripe raised $20 million in a Series B led by General Catalyst, with Sequoia Capital, Peter Thiel, Elad Gil, Redpoint Ventures, and others participating. Reports placed its valuation in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
amount
$20 million
TechCrunch
2012-02-09fundraising and liquidityReported financing; not finalizedreported
Stripe reportedly lines up $18 million in Series A financing
VentureBeat reported that Stripe had attracted $18 million for a Sequoia-led round with participation from Max Levchin and existing investors, at an approximately $100 million valuation. The report said the financing had not been finalized.
amount
$18 million (reported)
Valuation
About $100 million
VentureBeat

2011

1 events

2011-03-28fundraising and liquidityReported seed financing; company unconfirmedreported
Stripe is reported to have taken about $2 million in early backing
TechCrunch reported that Stripe had taken about $2 million from investors including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and SV Angel before its public launch. The report said Stripe would not confirm whether the financing occurred.
amount
About $2 million
TechCrunch

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