Stripe valuation jumps to $159 billion on back of tender offer

Stripe, one of the most valuable private fintech firms, said its valuation has hit $159 billion, according to an annual letter from Tuesday.

The company said it has signed agreements with investors to provide liquidity to current and former Stripe employees through a tender offer at a $159 billion valuation. Investors including Thrive Capital, Coatue, and a16z will provide the majority of funds for the tender offer, with Stripe also using some of its own capital to repurchase shares.

“We believe Stripe has built the premiere financial infrastructure stack for the internet economy, relied on by the fastest growing companies for payments, billing, fraud prevention, tax, and more,” Thrive Capital Partner Kareem Zaki said.

Stripe said its business customers generated $1.9 trillion in total volume in 2025, up 34% from the previous year. The company also noted its revenue suite “is on track to hit an annual run rate of $1 billion” this year.

Late last year, the fintech firm was valued closer to $100 billion. In October, JPMorgan analysts said Stripe is positioning itself to lead what they described as “twin revolutions in intelligence and money movement,” forecasting the company could tap into a $350 billion-plus market opportunity by the end of the decade.

The analysts said Stripe processes over $1 trillion in payments annually across 195 countries and turned a profit in 2024, with net revenue climbing 28% year-over-year to about $5.1 billion.

In late 2024, Stripe acquired stablecoin infrastructure platform Bridge for $1.1 billion and has since begun rolling out crypto-related features. It has also since acquired wallet startups Privy and Valora, and unveiled Open Issuance, a platform to assist companies in launching bespoke stablecoins using Bridge’s infrastructure.

Earlier this month, Bridge received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a federally chartered national bank, giving it the ability to custody crypto, issue stablecoins, and manage stablecoin reserves.

Stripe also co-developed the payments-focused Layer 1  blockchain Tempo. The blockchain launched on public testnet in December. 

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