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Stripe

Also known as Stripe, Inc., Stripe, LLC

Irish-American payments company founded by Patrick and John Collison; the largest private fintech company.

• Stripe makes payment-processing software and APIs for online businesses.
• Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded it in Palo Alto in 2010; they are its CEO and president.
• It has headquarters in South San Francisco and Dublin, processed $1.9 trillion in payments for 5 million businesses in 2025, and was valued at $159 billion in a February 2026 tender offer.

Why it matters

• A large part of the internet's businesses take payments through it.

Key facts

Founded

2010 in Palo Alto, by Patrick and John Collison (the article's infobox says 2009)1

Headquarters

South San Francisco, California and Dublin, Ireland1

Type

Private company1

Payment volume

$1.9 trillion in 2025, up 34% from 2024, for 5 million businesses1

Valuation

$159 billion in a February 2026 tender offer1

Revenue

$5.1 billion (2024)1

Employees

8,500 (2025)1

First funding

$2 million in 2011, from Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Liam Casey, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and SV Angel1

31 Oct 2026Last checked against its sources today

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