Skip to content
hraness
Theme
Appearance

Stripe acquisitions

By Hraness · Drafted with AI assistance.

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

Stripe’s first acquisition was the Kickoff team in March 2013. This page lists 33 acquisition events, from completed deals and team hires to announced agreements and reported talks, each with its status.

Stripe acquisition events
DateDealStatusPrice
Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouterAgreement announced; completion not reportedAbout $7.5 billion (reported; official terms undisclosed)
Stripe reportedly finalizes a deal to acquire OpenRouterReported finalized agreement; completion not reportedMore than $7 billion
Stripe reportedly discusses acquiring OpenRouterReported talks; no agreement announcedAbout $10 billion (reported)
Stripe and Advent reportedly offer more than $53 billion for PayPalReported offer; not acceptedMore than $53 billion (reported)
Stripe reportedly explores buying all or part of PayPalPreliminary interest reportedNot disclosed
PartyDAO team joins StripeTalent acquisition completedNot disclosed
Stripe completes Metronome acquisitionCompletedAbout $1 billion (reported; terms not disclosed by Stripe)
Valora team joins StripeTalent acquisition completedNot disclosed
Stripe agrees to acquire MetronomeAgreement announced; later completedAbout $1 billion (reported; official terms undisclosed)
Orum team joins StripeTalent acquisition completedNot disclosed
Stripe completes Privy acquisitionCompletedNot disclosed
Stripe announces agreement to acquire PrivyAgreement announced; completed in July 2025Not disclosed
Stripe completes Bridge acquisitionCompleted$1.1 billion (reported)
Stripe agrees to acquire BridgeAgreement announced; later completed$1.1 billion (reported)
Stripe acquires Lemon SqueezyCompletedNot disclosed
Supaglue team joins StripeTalent acquisition completedNot disclosed
Stripe acquires OkayCompletedNot disclosed
Indie Hackers becomes independent againDivested to founderNot disclosed
Stripe announces agreement to acquire BBPOSAgreement announced; completed by April 2022Not disclosed
Stripe acquires OpenChannelCompletedNot disclosed
Stripe agrees to acquire ReckoAgreement announced; completed in 2021Not disclosed
Stripe acquires BouncerCompletedNot disclosed
Stripe agrees to acquire TaxJarAgreement announced; completed in 2021$850 million to $900 million (reported later)
Stripe agrees to acquire PaystackAgreement announced; completed in October 2020More than $200 million (reported)
Stripe completes Paystack acquisitionCompletedNot disclosed
Stripe acquires Touchtech PaymentsCompletedNot disclosed
Airwallex rejects reported Stripe acquisition offerReported offer rejected; no agreementAbout $1.2 billion (reported)
Stripe acquires Index SystemsCompletedNot disclosed
Stripe acquires PayableCompletedNot disclosed
Stripe acquires Indie HackersCompleted; later divestedNot disclosed
RethinkDB engineering team joins StripeTalent acquisition; assets excludedNot disclosed
Stripe acquires Tonic, later known as RunKitCompletedNot disclosed
Stripe makes its first acquisition with KickoffTalent acquisition completedNot disclosed

2026

7 events

  1. acquisitionsAgreement announced; completion not reported

    Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter

    Stripe announced an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model gateway that routes requests across more than 400 models from more than 80 providers. Official terms were not disclosed. OpenRouter said the transaction remained subject to customary closing conditions and was expected to close in the coming weeks. A same-day investor letter, posted by Eric Newcomer on X and verified by TechCrunch, told investors that OpenRouter would join as Stripe's largest-ever acquisition.

    amount
    About $7.5 billion (reported; official terms undisclosed)
    H1 net revenue growth
    41% Y/Y
    H1 free cash flow growth
    43% Y/Y
    Products above $100M net revenue
    10+ · By year-end 2026
    H1 Billing growth
    71% Y/Y
    Atlas businesses incorporated
    100,000th · Over a quarter of Delaware incorporations
    Capital active loans
    100,000+ · Up 49% Y/Y
    Link users
    300 million
    Share-price compounding since Series D
    31% · Versus 14% for the S&P 500 and 18% for the Nasdaq over the same period
    Official terms
    Not disclosed
    Reported price
    About $7.5 billion (New York Times, as cited by TechCrunch)
    Closing
    Subject to customary closing conditions; expected in the coming weeks
    Investor letter
    Described OpenRouter as Stripe's largest-ever acquisition

    SourcesStripeStripeOpenRouterEric NewcomerTechCrunch

  2. acquisitionsReported finalized agreement; completion not reportedreported

    Stripe reportedly finalizes a deal to acquire OpenRouter

    TechCrunch, citing Bloomberg, reported that Stripe had finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter for more than $7 billion. Stripe declined to comment, and the report did not say the deal had closed.

    amount
    More than $7 billion
    Reported deal state
    Finalized deal
    Underlying report
    Bloomberg, as cited by TechCrunch
    Stripe response
    Declined to comment on rumors or speculation

    SourceTechCrunch

  3. acquisitionsReported talks; no agreement announcedreported

    Stripe reportedly discusses acquiring OpenRouter

    Stripe held talks to acquire AI-model marketplace OpenRouter at a price near $10 billion, according to reporting that cautioned the discussions could still collapse. Neither company had announced an agreement.

    amount
    About $10 billion (reported)

    SourcesAxiosThe Information

  4. acquisitionsReported offer; not acceptedreported

    Stripe and Advent reportedly offer more than $53 billion for PayPal

    Stripe and Advent International submitted a joint $60.50-per-share offer for PayPal worth more than $53 billion, Reuters reported. PayPal had not accepted the proposal, and later reporting said its board considered the bid inadequate.

    amount
    More than $53 billion (reported)
    Reported price per share
    $60.50
    Proposed ownership
    Stripe and Advent would own equal stakes

    SourcesTechCrunchReutersReutersFortune

  5. acquisitionsPreliminary interest reportedreported

    Stripe reportedly explores buying all or part of PayPal

    Before the later reported bid, Stripe was reported to be considering an acquisition of PayPal or selected PayPal assets. The inquiry was preliminary and did not constitute an announced transaction.

    SourceTechCrunch

  6. acquisitionsTalent acquisition completedreported

    PartyDAO team joins Stripe

    Stripe acquired the team behind PartyDAO, the organization that developed Party Protocol. Reporting described an acquihire rather than a purchase of the protocol, which was scheduled for deprecation.

    SourceBankless

  7. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe completes Metronome acquisition

    Stripe completed its acquisition of usage-based billing platform Metronome after announcing the agreement in December 2025. Stripe said Metronome would continue operating as a product and brand within Stripe.

    amount
    About $1 billion (reported; terms not disclosed by Stripe)

    SourcesStripeMetronome

2025

6 events

  1. acquisitionsTalent acquisition completed

    Valora team joins Stripe

    The team behind mobile crypto wallet Valora joined Stripe to work on stablecoin products. Valora described the move as a team acquisition and said the existing wallet would transition to a new steward.

    SourcesValoraPayments Dive

  2. acquisitionsAgreement announced; later completed

    Stripe agrees to acquire Metronome

    Stripe and Metronome announced a definitive acquisition agreement intended to combine Metronome's usage-based billing capabilities with Stripe Billing. The transaction remained subject to customary closing conditions.

    amount
    About $1 billion (reported; official terms undisclosed)

    SourcesMetronomeUpstarts Media

  3. acquisitionsTalent acquisition completed

    Orum team joins Stripe

    Stripe acquired the team from instant bank-payment infrastructure company Orum. Orum said the team would join Stripe, while industry reporting characterized the transaction as an acquihire rather than a purchase of the full platform.

    SourcesOrumFortune

  4. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe completes Privy acquisition

    Stripe completed its acquisition of crypto-wallet infrastructure provider Privy in July 2025. Stripe later said Privy powered more than 110 million programmable wallets.

    SourceStripe

  5. acquisitionsAgreement announced; completed in July 2025

    Stripe announces agreement to acquire Privy

    Stripe agreed to acquire crypto-wallet infrastructure provider Privy. Privy said it would remain an independent product inside Stripe, and the announcement described the transaction as subject to customary closing conditions.

    SourcePrivy

  6. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe completes Bridge acquisition

    Stripe completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge after receiving regulatory approvals. The transaction was widely reported at $1.1 billion, while Stripe's completion notice did not disclose financial terms.

    amount
    $1.1 billion (reported)

    SourceStripe

2024

3 events

  1. acquisitionsAgreement announced; later completed

    Stripe agrees to acquire Bridge

    Stripe confirmed plans to acquire stablecoin infrastructure platform Bridge in a transaction reported at $1.1 billion. The agreement was subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.

    amount
    $1.1 billion (reported)

    SourcesReutersBloomberg Law

  2. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe acquires Lemon Squeezy

    Stripe completed its acquisition of merchant-of-record platform Lemon Squeezy. Lemon Squeezy said the companies would combine capabilities while continuing to support its software-business customers; terms were not disclosed.

    SourceLemon Squeezy

  3. acquisitionsTalent acquisition completed

    Supaglue team joins Stripe

    Stripe completed an acquihire of Supaglue's four-person team for an undisclosed sum. The team joined Stripe's Revenue and Finance Automation group to work on its reporting platform, data services, and real-time analytics.

    Team members
    4 · At acquisition

    SourcesGeorge XingTechCrunch

2023

2 events

  1. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe acquires Okay

    Stripe acquired Okay, a seven-person startup that built engineering-productivity analytics. Okay's founders confirmed the transaction and said the team would join Stripe; financial terms were not disclosed.

    SourceTechCrunch

  2. acquisitionsDivested to founder

    Indie Hackers becomes independent again

    Six years after Stripe acquired Indie Hackers, founder Courtland Allen announced that he had bought it back. Stripe remained involved as a seed investor, making the event a reversal of the 2017 acquisition rather than another purchase.

    SourceIndie Hackers

2022

1 event

  1. acquisitionsAgreement announced; completed by April 2022

    Stripe announces agreement to acquire BBPOS

    Stripe announced an agreement to acquire card-reader manufacturer BBPOS, bringing more Terminal hardware development in-house. The agreement was subject to customary closing conditions; Stripe's April 2022 business update later said it had acquired BBPOS.

    SourcesStripeStripe

2021

4 events

  1. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe acquires OpenChannel

    Stripe acquired OpenChannel, software for building app marketplaces and developer ecosystems. The OpenChannel team joined Stripe to help expand Stripe App Marketplace capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

    SourceStripe

  2. acquisitionsAgreement announced; completed in 2021

    Stripe agrees to acquire Recko

    Stripe signed an agreement to acquire Bengaluru-based payments-reconciliation platform Recko. The announcement said the transaction was subject to customary closing conditions; Recko's company history confirms Stripe completed the acquisition in 2021.

    SourcesStripeRecko

  3. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe acquires Bouncer

    Stripe acquired Bouncer, whose card-scanning and verification technology was designed to reduce fraud during online transactions. Bouncer's team joined Stripe, and financial terms were not disclosed.

    SourceStripe

  4. acquisitionsAgreement announced; completed in 2021

    Stripe agrees to acquire TaxJar

    Stripe signed an agreement to acquire sales-tax software company TaxJar and its approximately 200 employees, subject to standard closing conditions. TaxJar's company history confirms Stripe completed the acquisition in 2021; later reporting placed the price between $850 million and $900 million.

    amount
    $850 million to $900 million (reported later)
    TaxJar employees
    About 200 · At the agreement announcement

    SourcesStripeAxiosTaxJar

2020

2 events

  1. acquisitionsAgreement announced; completed in October 2020

    Stripe agrees to acquire Paystack

    Stripe agreed to acquire Nigerian payments company Paystack, subject to standard closing conditions including regulatory approvals. Paystack served more than 60,000 businesses, and the transaction was reported at more than $200 million before completing later in October 2020.

    amount
    More than $200 million (reported)
    Businesses served
    More than 60,000 · At announcement

    SourcesStripeTechCrunch

  2. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe completes Paystack acquisition

    Stripe completed its acquisition of Nigerian payments company Paystack in October 2020. Paystack continued operating as a Stripe company focused on accelerating commerce across Africa.

    SourcesPaystackPaystack

2019

1 event

  1. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe acquires Touchtech Payments

    Stripe acquired Dublin-based Touchtech Payments, a specialist in strong customer authentication, as European merchants prepared for new authentication requirements. The purchase price was not disclosed.

    SourceTechCrunch

2018

2 events

  1. acquisitionsReported offer rejected; no agreementreported

    Airwallex rejects reported Stripe acquisition offer

    Stripe offered about $1.2 billion to acquire cross-border payments company Airwallex in October 2018, according to Airwallex cofounder Jack Zhang and later reporting. Zhang initially leaned toward accepting, but he and his cofounders ultimately rejected the offer, and no agreement followed.

    amount
    About $1.2 billion (reported)

    Sources20VCTechCrunchForbes

  2. acquisitionsCompletedreported

    Stripe acquires Index Systems

    Stripe acquired point-of-sale software startup Index Systems as it expanded from online payments into in-person commerce. The companies did not disclose the transaction price.

    SourcePYMNTS

2017

2 events

  1. acquisitionsCompleted

    Stripe acquires Payable

    Stripe acquired Payable, which automated contractor onboarding and tax-form workflows for marketplace businesses. Payable's team joined Stripe to improve tax reporting for Stripe Connect; terms were not disclosed.

    SourceTechCrunch

  2. acquisitionsCompleted; later divested

    Stripe acquires Indie Hackers

    Stripe acquired Indie Hackers, Courtland Allen's community and interview site for independent founders. Allen continued running the site at Stripe until buying it back six years later.

    SourcesIndie HackersTechCrunch

2016

2 events

  1. acquisitionsTalent acquisition; assets excluded

    RethinkDB engineering team joins Stripe

    The RethinkDB company shut down and its engineering team joined Stripe. Stripe did not acquire the database's intellectual property or source code, so this was a talent acquisition rather than a purchase of the RethinkDB project.

    SourceRethinkDB

  2. acquisitionsCompletedreported

    Stripe acquires Tonic, later known as RunKit

    Stripe acquired JavaScript prototyping startup Tonic and kept its notebook product operating as an independent subsidiary. The service later adopted the RunKit name; transaction terms were not disclosed.

    SourceVentureBeat

2013

1 event

  1. acquisitionsTalent acquisition completedreported

    Stripe makes its first acquisition with Kickoff

    Stripe acquired the team behind Kickoff, a task-management and collaboration app. The founders joined Stripe, the Kickoff product remained available at the time, and financial terms were not disclosed.

    SourceTechCrunch