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Stripe headquarters moves, major engineering hubs, and documented first or replacement offices in country markets.
headquarters and officesHeadquarters opened
Stripe opened a 14,500-square-meter headquarters at One Wilton Park, nearly tripling the size of its previous Dublin office. Stripe described Dublin as a headquarters alongside South San Francisco and its largest office outside the United States.
headquarters and officesReplacement office opened
Stripe opened a new flagship office in London, a decade after establishing its first London office in Shoreditch. The company presented the larger site as a base for continued UK product and customer work.
headquarters and officesHeadquarters occupied
By 2022, Stripe was operating its headquarters from the Oyster Point development in South San Francisco, occupying roughly 421,000 square feet across the site. The move followed the lease announced in 2019.
headquarters and officesCountry office announced
Stripe announced a Toronto office, its first in Canada, and named Connor Wilson to lead the country business. The site was intended to support Canadian users and recruit engineering and commercial teams.
headquarters and officesRegional office opened
Stripe launched in the United Arab Emirates and opened a Dubai office, its first in the Middle East. The local base supported a market entry built with Network International and access for UAE-based online businesses.
headquarters and officesEngineering office opened
Stripe announced the opening of a Tokyo engineering office to build for the needs of Japanese businesses, including domestic payment methods and faster local product launches.
headquarters and officesCountry office opened
Stripe launched its payments platform in Mexico after opening a Mexico City office and building a local team. Stripe described Mexico as its first country launch in Latin America.
headquarters and officesHeadquarters lease signed; later occupied
Stripe signed a lease for approximately 421,000 square feet at Oyster Point in South San Francisco, planning to leave its Townsend Street headquarters after construction. The agreement covered two buildings and anticipated occupancy after development.
headquarters and officesEngineering hub announced
Stripe announced that its Singapore office would become the company's fourth engineering hub, joining San Francisco, Seattle, and Dublin. The team was charged with building products for Southeast Asia and global markets.
headquarters and officesEngineering hub established
Stripe sent an initial engineering landing team to Dublin in summer 2018, creating its first engineering hub outside the United States. Stripe publicly detailed the hub and its hiring plans in March 2019.
headquarters and officesHeadquarters occupied
Stripe occupied 510 Townsend Street as its San Francisco headquarters after signing a roughly 300,000-square-foot lease in 2015. Contemporary reporting and photographs document the company operating there by 2018.
headquarters and officesInterim San Francisco office footprint
Stripe took roughly 102,000 square feet at 185 Berry Street in the China Basin and Mission Bay area as it outgrew the Pioneer Building. A later regulatory filing lists the address as Stripe's business and mailing location.
headquarters and officesCountry office opened
Stripe established its first French office in Paris in 2016, three years after beginning work with French businesses. Stripe's ten-year retrospective identifies the office as the start of its permanent local presence.
headquarters and officesEngineering office established; later designated a global hubreported
Stripe began establishing an engineering office in Seattle in 2016, its first engineering outpost beyond Silicon Valley. Stripe later identified Seattle as one of its global engineering hubs.
headquarters and officesHeadquarters lease signed; later occupied
Stripe signed a lease for approximately 300,000 square feet at a planned 510 Townsend Street development. The deal gave the fast-growing company a future headquarters large enough to consolidate its expanding San Francisco workforce.
headquarters and officesCountry office opened
Stripe established an office in Dublin in 2015, two years after making its products available in Ireland. The office later became Stripe's first engineering hub outside the United States and one of its two headquarters.
headquarters and officesCountry office opened
Stripe opened its first London office in Shoreditch in 2014, one year after launching in the United Kingdom. The local base became the foundation for Stripe's largest market outside the United States.
headquarters and officesHeadquarters occupied
Stripe moved into a roughly 23,000-square-foot office in the Pioneer Building at 3180 18th Street, creating its first substantial San Francisco headquarters. Design records place completion and occupancy in 2013.
headquarters and officesHeadquarters relocatedreported
Stripe moved its small team from Palo Alto to San Francisco as the company prepared to expand after its early funding and private beta. Contemporary reporting described the relocation as recent in May 2012.
headquarters and officesEarly headquarters
Stripe's earliest office presence was in Palo Alto, where the Collison brothers recruited initial employees and worked on the private beta. Patrick Collison later recalled choosing Palo Alto despite the practical constraints it imposed on recruits living in San Francisco.