category:
  id: fundraising
  label: Fundraising and liquidity
  description: Primary financing rounds and major employee or investor secondary transactions, with capital raises distinguished from liquidity events.
  order: 7
events:
  - id: employee-tender-159-billion-valuation
    date: 2026-02-24
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $159 billion valuation
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Employee tender agreements signed
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Thrive Capital
      - Coatue
      - Andreessen Horowitz
    metrics:
      - label: Implied valuation
        value: $159 billion
      - label: Capital type
        value: Secondary liquidity
        context: No primary capital raised for operations
    tags:
      - employee-liquidity
      - secondary
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-bd6516ac551f19c37d33
  - id: employee-tender-91-5-billion-valuation
    date: 2025-02-27
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $91.5 billion valuation
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Employee tender agreements signed
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    metrics:
      - label: Implied valuation
        value: $91.5 billion
      - label: Capital type
        value: Secondary liquidity
    tags:
      - employee-liquidity
      - secondary
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-0e881dc1ffda930a1841
  - id: sequoia-secondary-purchase-70-billion-valuation
    date: 2024-09-09
    date_precision: day
    title: Sequoia buys Stripe shares from its limited partners
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Investor secondary transaction
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $861 million
      value: 861000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Sequoia Capital
    metrics:
      - label: Implied valuation
        value: About $70 billion
      - label: Share price
        value: $27.51
      - label: Capital type
        value: Secondary purchase
    tags:
      - secondary
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-93f3d70eb5fc195f2ed2
  - id: employee-tender-65-billion-valuation
    date: 2024-02-28
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe signs employee tender agreements at a $65 billion valuation
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Employee tender agreements signed
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    metrics:
      - label: Implied valuation
        value: $65 billion
      - label: Capital type
        value: Secondary liquidity
    tags:
      - employee-liquidity
      - secondary
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-5116ff7a7f3246d58e2a
  - id: series-i-employee-liquidity-round
    date: 2023-03-15
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe signs agreements for more than $6.5 billion in Series I financing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Financing agreements signed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: More than $6.5 billion
      value: 6500000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    metrics:
      - label: Post-money valuation
        value: $50 billion
      - label: Use of proceeds
        value: Employee liquidity and award-related taxes
    tags:
      - series-i
      - primary-financing
      - employee-liquidity
    source_ids:
      - source-1a020b6076d17a8aecd2
  - id: series-h-600-million-round
    date: 2021-03-14
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises $600 million in Series H financing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $600 million
      value: 600000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Allianz X
      - Axa
      - Baillie Gifford
      - Fidelity
      - Sequoia Capital
      - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
    metrics:
      - label: Valuation
        value: $95 billion
    tags:
      - series-h
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-ebcb0307692f731ceeb8
  - id: series-g-extension-600-million
    date: 2020-04-16
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe extends Series G by $600 million
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $600 million
      value: 600000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Andreessen Horowitz
      - General Catalyst
      - GV
      - Sequoia Capital
    metrics:
      - label: Pre-money valuation
        value: $35 billion
        context: Same terms as the September 2019 Series G
    tags:
      - series-g
      - primary-financing
    source_ids:
      - source-e7a9d45ba8cc599f5d4d
  - id: series-g-250-million-round
    date: 2019-09-19
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises $250 million in Series G financing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $250 million
      value: 250000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - General Catalyst
      - Sequoia Capital
      - Andreessen Horowitz
    metrics:
      - label: Pre-money valuation
        value: $35 billion
    tags:
      - series-g
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-ea53245454672afea5c5
  - id: tiger-global-follow-on-100-million
    date: 2019-01-30
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises $100 million from Tiger Global
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Primary follow-on financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $100 million
      value: 100000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Tiger Global Management
    metrics:
      - label: Valuation
        value: $22.5 billion
    tags:
      - follow-on-financing
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-d1ea05ba12bb2d5bf626
      - source-8d6599ea85d8f5f485b7
  - id: growth-financing-245-million
    date: 2018-09-26
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises $245 million at a $20 billion valuation
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $245 million
      value: 245000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Tiger Global Management
      - DST Global
      - Sequoia Capital
    metrics:
      - label: Valuation
        value: $20 billion
    tags:
      - growth-financing
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-313d5f90eb90dc44a09e
  - id: series-d-150-million-round
    date: 2016-11-25
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises $150 million in Series D financing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $150 million
      value: 150000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - CapitalG
      - General Catalyst
    metrics:
      - label: Post-money valuation
        value: About $9.2 billion
    tags:
      - series-d
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-dcf72971de10c76a0dd9
  - id: visa-strategic-financing-5-billion-valuation
    date: 2015-07-28
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe adds Visa and other investors at a $5 billion valuation
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Strategic primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: Less than $100 million (reported)
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Visa
      - American Express
      - Sequoia Capital
      - Kleiner Perkins
    metrics:
      - label: Valuation
        value: About $5 billion
    tags:
      - strategic-financing
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-9a3a3ccb578db86eecac
  - id: series-c-extension-70-million
    date: 2014-12-02
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises $70 million at a $3.5 billion valuation
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $70 million
      value: 70000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Thrive Capital
      - Sequoia Capital
      - General Catalyst
      - Founders Fund
      - Khosla Ventures
    metrics:
      - label: Valuation
        value: About $3.5 billion
    tags:
      - series-c
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-3bb6c45b8d6f9c1124b4
  - id: series-c-80-million-round
    date: 2014-01-22
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises more than $80 million in Series C financing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: More than $80 million
      value: 80000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Founders Fund
      - Khosla Ventures
      - Sequoia Capital
      - Allen & Company
    metrics:
      - label: Valuation
        value: About $1.75 billion
    tags:
      - series-c
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-f9691bfff6a0b221be9c
  - id: series-b-20-million-round
    date: 2012-07-09
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe raises $20 million in Series B financing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Primary financing completed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $20 million
      value: 20000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - General Catalyst
      - Sequoia Capital
      - Redpoint Ventures
    people:
      - Peter Thiel
      - Elad Gil
    tags:
      - series-b
      - primary-financing
    source_ids:
      - source-c8d385ed972041177ac8
  - id: series-a-18-million-round
    date: 2012-02-09
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe reportedly lines up $18 million in Series A financing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Reported financing; not finalized
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: $18 million (reported)
      value: 18000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Sequoia Capital
    people:
      - Max Levchin
    metrics:
      - label: Valuation
        value: About $100 million
    tags:
      - series-a
      - primary-financing
      - valuation
    source_ids:
      - source-f8ada5ba377789f7909f
  - id: early-seed-financing-2-million
    date: 2011-03-28
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe is reported to have taken about $2 million in early backing
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Reported seed financing; company unconfirmed
    amount:
      currency: USD
      display: About $2 million
      value: 2000000
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Sequoia Capital
      - Andreessen Horowitz
      - SV Angel
    people:
      - Peter Thiel
      - Elon Musk
    tags:
      - seed
      - primary-financing
    source_ids:
      - source-b2dd612bb76ab78c5e49
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