Raised $9.4B across disclosed rounds.[16]

Series I closed March 2023, led by Andreessen Horowitz.[8]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Tender Offer / Secondary on 2026-02-24.[1][2][3][9]

Named investors include Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, Sequoia Capital, Baillie Gifford, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, GIC, Goldman Sachs Asset and Wealth Management, Temasek, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Allianz X, AXA, Ireland National Treasury Management Agency, MSD Partners.[7][8][9][2][3]

Patrick Collison, Co-founder & CEO[29][30]

John Collison, Co-founder & President[29][30]

William Gaybrick, President, Product & Business (since Feb 2023; previously CFO and CPO)[31][32][18]

Robert McIntosh, Chief People Officer & Head of Corporate Development (since May 2024; oversees M&A, Frontier Fund, Paystack)[31][32][18]

Alok Desai, Head of Finance & Strategy – Corporate Finance (since Jan 2025; prior Segment CFO for Payments/BaaS/Risk)[31][32][18]

Adyen · adyen.com · Listed as a direct competitor to both Stripe (e5) and Paystack (e4) in the same online payment processing category; same developer/enterprise buyer, same per-transaction monetization model, same workflow of replacing fragmented payment stacks with a unified...[33][19]

Braintree (PayPal) · braintreepayments.com · Named as a competitor to Stripe in the enrichment data (e5) and to Paystack (e4); overlaps on the same developer-facing payment API workflow and competes for the same internet-business buyer budget.[33][19]

Avalara · avalara.com · Named as a direct competitor to TaxJar (a Stripe company) in multiple cited sources (e2, e3); competes on the same sales tax compliance workflow that Stripe absorbed via the TaxJar acquisition and now offers as Stripe Tax.[20]

Sovos · sovos.com · Named alongside TaxJar and Avalara as a competitor in the sales tax software market (e2); same buyer (e-commerce and SaaS finance teams), same compliance automation workflow that Stripe Tax now addresses.[20]

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