Stripe has conducted another tender offer, where employees sell shares. Investors include Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z, and Stripe itself

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Stripe's latest employee share tender offer values the company at $159 billion, a 74% jump from its $91.5 billion valuation in February 2025. Investors in the transaction include Thrive Capital, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, and Stripe itself. The announcement coincides with Stripe's annual founders' letter, which highlights 2025 product milestones including stablecoin payment volume doubling to ~$400 billion, driven largely by B2B payments. Stripe has been expanding its crypto infrastructure through acquisitions like Privy and the launch of its own payments blockchain, Tempo.

Stripe's valuation soars 74% to $159 billion