category:
  id: headquarters-and-offices
  label: Headquarters and offices
  description: Stripe headquarters moves, major engineering hubs, and documented first or replacement offices in country markets.
  order: 8
events:
  - id: new-dublin-headquarters-opens
    date: 2025-10-09
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe opens a new Dublin headquarters at One Wilton Park
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Headquarters opened
    locations:
      - One Wilton Park, Dublin, Ireland
      - Dublin, Ireland
    metrics:
      - label: Office area
        value: 14,500 square meters
      - label: Size change
        value: Nearly 3x
        context: Compared with the previous Dublin office
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - dublin-engineering-hub-landing-team
      - first-dublin-office-opens
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - dublin
      - office-opening
    source_ids:
      - source-2e2e43c6e36373cd6d89
  - id: london-flagship-office-opens
    date: 2024-05-21
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe opens a new London flagship office
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Replacement office opened
    locations:
      - London, United Kingdom
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - first-london-office-opens
    tags:
      - london
      - office-opening
    source_ids:
      - source-751ebcf4673eda978d92
  - id: oyster-point-headquarters-occupied
    date: "2022"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe establishes its headquarters at Oyster Point
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Headquarters occupied
    locations:
      - 354 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, California
      - South San Francisco, California
    metrics:
      - label: Leased area
        value: About 421,000 square feet
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - oyster-point-headquarters-lease
      - townsend-headquarters-established
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - oyster-point
      - south-san-francisco
    source_ids:
      - source-5a48b33330f710b1c700
      - source-7860f9a75865fa56af11
  - id: toronto-office-announced
    date: 2021-09-28
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe announces its first Canadian office in Toronto
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Country office announced
    people:
      - Connor Wilson
    locations:
      - Toronto, Canada
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    tags:
      - canada
      - office-opening
      - country-office
    source_ids:
      - source-56f670931dbb37ef809e
  - id: dubai-middle-east-office-opens
    date: 2021-04-05
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe opens its first Middle East office in Dubai
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Regional office opened
    locations:
      - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    organizations:
      - Stripe
      - Network International
    related_events:
      - country-2021-uae-launch
    tags:
      - united-arab-emirates
      - office-opening
      - country-office
    source_ids:
      - source-ff627c78180e70f274cb
  - id: tokyo-engineering-office-opens
    date: 2020-05-26
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe opens an engineering office in Tokyo
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Engineering office opened
    people:
      - Daniel Heffernan
    locations:
      - Tokyo, Japan
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    tags:
      - japan
      - tokyo
      - engineering-office
    source_ids:
      - source-f17a2b853f634d5f9ad4
  - id: mexico-city-office-opens
    date: 2019-10-24
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe opens a Mexico City office with its Mexico launch
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Country office opened
    locations:
      - Mexico City, Mexico
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - country-2019-mexico-launch
    tags:
      - mexico
      - office-opening
      - country-office
    source_ids:
      - source-214ae4b52e75f2641f5a
  - id: oyster-point-headquarters-lease
    date: 2019-10-23
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe leases an Oyster Point headquarters campus
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Headquarters lease signed; later occupied
    locations:
      - 352 and 354 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, California
      - South San Francisco, California
    metrics:
      - label: Leased area
        value: About 421,000 square feet
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - oyster-point-headquarters-occupied
      - townsend-headquarters-established
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - lease
      - oyster-point
    source_ids:
      - source-d130c7fcd1bc48801c50
      - source-7860f9a75865fa56af11
  - id: singapore-engineering-hub-announced
    date: 2019-09-26
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe announces an engineering hub in Singapore
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Engineering hub announced
    locations:
      - Singapore
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    tags:
      - singapore
      - engineering-hub
      - country-office
    source_ids:
      - source-2770509db6a3e2e2cabd
  - id: dublin-engineering-hub-landing-team
    date: "2018"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe seeds its Dublin engineering hub
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Engineering hub established
    locations:
      - Dublin, Ireland
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - first-dublin-office-opens
      - new-dublin-headquarters-opens
    tags:
      - dublin
      - engineering-hub
    source_ids:
      - source-25286dd6c88449e379b9
  - id: townsend-headquarters-established
    date: "2018"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe establishes its headquarters at 510 Townsend Street
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Headquarters occupied
    locations:
      - 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California
    metrics:
      - label: Leased area
        value: About 300,000 square feet
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - townsend-headquarters-lease
      - oyster-point-headquarters-lease
      - oyster-point-headquarters-occupied
      - mission-bay-office-established
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - townsend
      - san-francisco
    source_ids:
      - source-350eef5f59c0a3464809
  - id: seattle-engineering-hub-established
    date: "2016"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe establishes its Seattle engineering hub
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Engineering office established; later designated a global hub
    details:
      - label: Date basis
        value: Year precision because contemporary reporting documents setup in October 2016 rather than a definitive opening day
    locations:
      - Seattle, Washington
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    tags:
      - seattle
      - engineering-hub
      - engineering-office
    source_ids:
      - source-72498f5bf7ab97e0d852
      - source-2770509db6a3e2e2cabd
  - id: mission-bay-office-established
    date: "2016"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe takes a major office footprint at 185 Berry Street
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Interim San Francisco office footprint
    locations:
      - 185 Berry Street, San Francisco, California
      - Mission Bay, San Francisco, California
    metrics:
      - label: Reported area
        value: About 102,000 square feet
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - pioneer-building-headquarters-opens
      - townsend-headquarters-established
      - townsend-headquarters-lease
    tags:
      - office-expansion
      - mission-bay
      - san-francisco
    source_ids:
      - source-501daba037df1c1e5432
      - source-20724c660b7ccbf46f3f
  - id: paris-office-opens
    date: "2016"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe opens its first office in France
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Country office opened
    locations:
      - Paris, France
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    tags:
      - france
      - office-opening
      - country-office
    source_ids:
      - source-f5689d602e8153898382
  - id: townsend-headquarters-lease
    date: 2015-04-28
    date_precision: day
    title: Stripe signs a large lease at 510 Townsend Street
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Headquarters lease signed; later occupied
    locations:
      - 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California
    metrics:
      - label: Leased area
        value: About 300,000 square feet
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - townsend-headquarters-established
      - mission-bay-office-established
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - lease
      - townsend
    source_ids:
      - source-48c97cf06044babe5a36
  - id: first-dublin-office-opens
    date: "2015"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe opens its first Dublin office
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Country office opened
    locations:
      - Dublin, Ireland
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - dublin-engineering-hub-landing-team
      - new-dublin-headquarters-opens
    tags:
      - ireland
      - office-opening
      - country-office
    source_ids:
      - source-25286dd6c88449e379b9
  - id: first-london-office-opens
    date: "2014"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe opens its first London office in Shoreditch
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Country office opened
    locations:
      - Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - london-flagship-office-opens
    tags:
      - united-kingdom
      - office-opening
      - country-office
    source_ids:
      - source-751ebcf4673eda978d92
  - id: pioneer-building-headquarters-opens
    date: "2013"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe moves into the Pioneer Building
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Headquarters occupied
    locations:
      - 3180 18th Street, San Francisco, California
      - Pioneer Building, San Francisco, California
    metrics:
      - label: Office area
        value: About 23,000 square feet
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - palo-alto-to-san-francisco-move
      - mission-bay-office-established
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - pioneer-building
      - san-francisco
    source_ids:
      - source-d42d62980f527eaf87a5
      - source-2690fda1a320fcf7938b
  - id: palo-alto-to-san-francisco-move
    date: 2012-05
    date_precision: month
    title: Stripe moves from Palo Alto to San Francisco
    summary: 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.
    confidence: reported
    status: Headquarters relocated
    locations:
      - Palo Alto, California
      - San Francisco, California
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - early-palo-alto-office
      - pioneer-building-headquarters-opens
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - relocation
      - palo-alto
      - san-francisco
    source_ids:
      - source-cf3b5899ad304dbe9128
  - id: early-palo-alto-office
    date: "2010"
    date_precision: year
    title: Stripe builds its early team in Palo Alto
    summary: 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.
    confidence: confirmed
    status: Early headquarters
    people:
      - Patrick Collison
      - John Collison
    locations:
      - Palo Alto, California
    organizations:
      - Stripe
    related_events:
      - palo-alto-to-san-francisco-move
    tags:
      - headquarters
      - palo-alto
      - early-company
    source_ids:
      - source-ca9f69ba263dbc27bda3
schema: stripe-history/history/v2