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Stripe

Financial infrastructure that lets businesses of all sizes accept payments, bill customers and move money.

🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States and Dublin, Ireland (dual headquarters) · Founded 2010 · 1,000+ people

EstablishedPaymentsFintechFinancial infrastructureBilling software

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Its financial services platform helps all types of businesses accept payments, build flexible billing models and manage money movement. It was founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison and is privately held, with dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin and offices in cities including Tokyo, Singapore, London and Paris. It also runs programmes for startups, including Stripe Startups and Stripe Atlas.

Open to

  • Hiring

Stripe's careers page says it is hiring all the time. Venture capital firms and startup accelerators can apply to join its startup partner network, and venture-backed startups can apply to the Stripe Startups programme.

Products and services

Product

Stripe Payments and billing

Payment-processing software and APIs that let businesses accept payments, run billing models and manage money movement.

Who it's for: Businesses of all sizes, from new startups to large enterprises

  • 135+ currencies and payment methods supported
  • Available in 50+ countries
  • Related products include Billing, Connect, Radar fraud prevention, Tax, Issuing and Terminal
ServiceOpen by application

Stripe Startups

An application-based programme that supports venture-backed businesses that are just getting started.

Who it's for: Venture-backed early-stage startups

  • Credits to offset Stripe fees
  • Capped Stripe Invoicing fee, starting at 0.4% up to $10 per invoice
  • Education, tailored integration advice and a community of founders and Stripe leaders
Service

Stripe Atlas

A company incorporation service that forms an investor-ready C corp in two business days.

Who it's for: Founders starting a new company

  • Options to form a C Corporation, an LLC or a subsidiary
  • Founders can then accept payments and raise funds on the same platform

Customers

Stripe serves businesses of all types and sizes, from newly formed startups to large enterprises, directly or through platforms built on Stripe. It says more than 100 of its users each process over $1 billion a year.

Traction

Updated Oct 2026
$1.9 trilliontotal volume generated by businesses on Stripe in 2025
5 million+businesses on Stripe, directly or via platforms
8,000+employees
24cities with Stripe offices
50+countries where Stripe is available
20,000+new businesses launching on Stripe every week

Funding

Undisclosedtotal raised
  • Seed2011$2 million
  • Series H2021$600 million
  • Series I2023$6.5 billion
InvestorsSequoia CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFounders FundGeneral CatalystThrive CapitalBaillie GiffordGICTemasekGoldman Sachs Asset and Wealth ManagementFidelity Management & Research Company

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