Stripe
Stripe is a private payments technology company founded in 2010 by Patrick and John Collison and headquartered in San Francisco. The company provides payment processing APIs used by businesses ranging from early-stage startups to large enterprises across more than 100 countries. Stripe was last valued at $65 billion in a 2023 tender offer. The company had stepped back from crypto-related products in 2018 but resumed stablecoin payment support in 2024, shortly before announcing the Bridge acquisition.
What companies has Stripe acquired?
Every deal resolves to its entry in the Windsor Drake Market Intelligence database, the single source of truth for the figures shown. Each is traceable to the company's own release and, where filed, the SEC filing.
| Target | Disclosed value | Sub-sector | Announced | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metronome Stripe expands monetization capabilities by acquiring usage-based billing platform to support AI-era metered pricing business models. | Undisclosed | Payments | December 2, 2025 | Release |
| Bridge Stripe acquires stablecoin payments orchestration platform to add USDC and dollar-denominated stablecoin rails to its global payment infrastructure. | $1.1B | Crypto / Digital Assets | October 20, 2024 | Release |
| Paystack Stripe expands African payments infrastructure and develops its global payments and treasury network through first African acquisition. | $200M | Payments | December 19, 2021 | Release |
| Paystack Stripe enters Africa through Lagos-based payments processor serving 60,000+ merchants across Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. | $200M | Payments | October 15, 2020 | Release |
| Total disclosed since 2020 | $1.5B | 4 deals, 2 sub-sectors, sourced to company releases | ||
What is Stripe acquiring now?
The most recent disclosed acquisition tracked is Metronome (December 2, 2025, Payments). Recent disclosed activity concentrates in Crypto / Digital Assets, Payments.
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