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- Stripe hits $159 billion valuation through employee tender offer
- Payment volume reaches $1.9 trillion amid revenue growth
- Crypto expansion deepens with Bridge acquisition and OCC approval
Private fintech firm Stripe has reached a $159 billion valuation following a structured liquidity deal for employees. The new figure was reflected in the company’s annual letter, published on Tuesday. Stripe did not develop new funding but organized a tender offer, within which current and former employees could sell shares.
Stakeholders had agreed to buy into shares at the $159 billion valuation. Key investors are Thrive Capital, Coatue, and Andreessen Horowitz. Stripe will also raise capital to repurchase shares. Thrive Capital partner Kareem Zaki wrote that Stripe has created a popular financial infrastructure of the internet economy.
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The new valuation represents a significant upward revision of the company’s value in late 2024, when it was estimated at approximately $100 billion. The growth follows reported growth in payments and software services.
Payment Volume and Revenue Growth Support Higher Valuation
Stripe has stated that its enterprise clients handled $1.9 trillion in payments in 2025. That number is an increase of 34 percent compared to the last year. Also, the company reported that its revenue suite is still on track to achieve a run rate of $1 billion this year.
JPMorgan analysts have already noted that Stripe processes more than $1 trillion in payments each year across 195 countries. They further reported that net revenue increased by 28 percent from the previous year to approximately 5.1 billion in 2024. The company also became profitable at the time.
Expansion Into Stablecoins and Blockchain Infrastructure
In addition to some fundamental payments, Stripe branched into digital asset infrastructure by acquiring and launching new products. It purchased Bridge in late 2024 for $1.1 billion. It has since launched crypto-related and stablecoin services.
Recently, Bridge was conditionally approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to apply for a national bank charter. The approval facilitates crypto custody and the control of stablecoin reserves. Stripe also bought the Privy and Valora teams. Moreover, it created Layer 1 blockchain Tempo together, which released a public testnet in December.
The new valuation of Stripe indicates increased transaction volume, higher revenues, and greater participation in crypto and banking infrastructure projects.
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