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Stripe

Stripe

FintechFinancial infrastructureSan Francisco & DublinFounded 2010
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Overview

Stripe builds programmable financial infrastructure that helps businesses accept payments, manage billing, and move money. Its products connect online commerce, software platforms, subscriptions, and new ways for AI agents to transact.

Jobs
690
open roles
Founded
2010
by Patrick and John Collison
Valuation
$159B
employee tender offer · February 2026
The a16z perspective

In a16z’s published conversations with Stripe’s founders, payments are infrastructure for new kinds of internet businesses. Software can make moving money part of the product itself.

Patrick Collison and Alex Rampell explored programmable commerce in 2016. In 2018, John Collison and Rampell discussed how Stripe found room to innovate in a market many considered settled. These conversations connect Stripe’s developer focus with the changing needs of businesses online.

→ The Movement of Money · a16z, 2016→ The Evolution of Payments · a16z, 2018→ Stripe’s employee tender offer · February 2026
Our participation
Series I
a16z among investors · March 2023
The opportunity
Programmable commerce
payments built into software

Featured Jobs

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People Operations Systems Administrator

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Product Recruiter

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Product story

2010
Founded by the Collisons

Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010. Its focus: software that makes it easier for businesses to accept payments and operate online.

Stripe company profileSequoia ↗About StripeStripe ↗

Funding rounds

Date
Round
Raised
Valuation
Lead / investors
Mar 2023
Series I (announced)
Raised >$6.5B
Valuation $50B
Investors included a16z, Baillie Gifford, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, MSD Partners, Thrive Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs Asset and Wealth Management, and Temasek. Signed agreements to fund employee liquidity and equity-related tax obligations.
Mar 2021
Series H
Raised $600M
Valuation $95B
Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Sequoia, and Ireland’s NTMA.
Apr 2020
Series G extension
Raised $600M
Valuation $35B pre-money
Investors included a16z, General Catalyst, GV, Sequoia. Additional financing on the same terms and valuation as the September 2019 Series G.
Sep 2019
Series G
Raised $250M
Valuation $35B pre-money
Investors included a16z, General Catalyst, Sequoia
Sep 2018
Funding round
Raised $245M
Valuation $20B
Tiger Global led · DST Global, Sequoia
Nov 2016
Funding round
Raised $150M
Valuation $9.2B
CapitalG and General Catalyst co-led · Sequoia
Jul 2015
Funding round
Raised <$100M
Valuation $5B
Investors included Visa, American Express, Sequoia
Dec 2014
Funding round
Raised $70M
Valuation $3.5B
Thrive Capital joined existing investors
Jan 2014
Funding round
Raised $80M
Valuation $1.75B
Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia, Allen & Co.
Jul 2012
Series B
Raised $20M
Valuation —
General Catalyst led · Sequoia, Redpoint, Peter Thiel, Elad Gil, Chris Dixon, and Aaron Levie.

Team

Patrick CollisonPatrick CollisonCofounder & CEOGrew up in Ireland and studied at MIT. Also cofounded the Arc Institute for biomedical research.Patrick Collison · About ↗
John CollisonJohn CollisonCofounder & PresidentCofounded Stripe with Patrick and serves as its president.Stripe · Leadership ↗
Will GaybrickWill GaybrickPresident, Technology and BusinessLeads the technology and business organizations behind Stripe’s financial infrastructure.Stripe · Leadership ↗
Steffan TomlinsonSteffan TomlinsonChief Financial OfficerBrings finance experience from Confluent, Google Cloud, and Palo Alto Networks.Stripe · CFO announcement ↗
Rob McIntoshRob McIntoshChief People OfficerLeads Stripe’s people organization.Stripe · Leadership ↗
Tyler BrysonTyler BrysonChief Revenue OfficerJoined Stripe in 2025 to lead Americas Revenue and Global Solutions after more than two decades at Microsoft.Stripe · CRO appointment ↗
Culture

Stripe, in their own words

Four speakers on a Stripe video call
Weekly forum

Friday Fireside

Patrick and John host company conversations featuring customer feedback, employee demos, and visiting experts.

Stripe careers · viewed 24 Sep 2026 ↗
A Convergence speaker addressing an audience
Annual gathering

Convergence

Teams meet each December to reflect and plan ahead, a tradition dating to 2014.

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Green bookshelves and shared library tables
Spaces

A library at work

Books, shared tables, and room to concentrate.

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Payment-device prototypes and design drawings
Craft

From sketches to hardware

Hardware prototypes and design drawings share Stripe’s maker space.

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Colleagues beside office bookshelves
Development

Keep learning

Stretch assignments, mentorship, feedback, and an annual education stipend support learning.

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Internal tools

AI in everyday work

Employees can use AI tools, including Stripe-built Kai and minions.

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Collaboration

Update your view

Teams debate assumptions, share information, and reconsider ideas.

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Two colleagues sharing a laptop in a library
Early careers

Build work that ships

Interns, apprentices, and new graduates tackle business problems with support from a manager and mentor.

Stripe careers · viewed 24 Sep 2026 ↗