Stripe Rockets to $159B Valuation, Up 70% Since February
Stripe's latest employee share sale catapults the payments giant to a $159 billion valuation, cementing its stay-private strategy.
Stripe just pulled off a monster leap. The payments juggernaut hit a $159 billion valuation following an employee share sale, marking a jaw-dropping 70% surge from its $92 billion valuation in February 2025.
The buyers? A heavyweight roster including Thrive, Coatue, and a16z snapped up shares from employees looking to cash out.
The deal does more than juice the numbers — it gives Stripe a clear runway to stay private for longer. No IPO pressure, no public market theatrics. Just a company processing payments at scale while its valuation climbs at a pace most public companies would kill for.
For context, $159 billion makes Stripe one of the most valuable private companies on the planet. The Collison brothers clearly aren't in any rush to ring the bell.