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Stripe

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173 articles decelerating

Stripe has appeared in 173 articles since 2015-07. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 25 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside PayPal, Shopify, Facebook, Sequoia.

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173
mentions
Velocity
-96.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-4.127
velocity change
Sources
40
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-02-27
Semafor 2 related

Sources: PayPal isn't in talks to sell itself, to Stripe or anyone, and has been preparing for months for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid

2026-02-26
Semafor 6 related

Sources: PayPal isn't in talks to sell itself, to Stripe or anyone, and has been preparing for months for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid

The Scoop  —  PayPal isn't currently in talks to sell itself — to Stripe or anyone else — and has been working for months …

2026-02-25
Bloomberg 26 related

Sources: Stripe, which is privately held, has expressed preliminary interest in a potential PayPal acquisition or buying its assets; PYPL closed up 6.7%

Payment processing firm Stripe Inc. is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

2026-02-24
Bloomberg 9 related

Sources: Stripe, which is privately held, has expressed preliminary interest in a potential acquisition of PayPal or its assets; PYPL jumps 6.7%

Payment processing firm Stripe Inc. is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

2026-02-10
Axios 4 related

Sources: Stripe is in talks to launch a tender offer that could value the startup at $140B+, up from $106.7B in fall 2025, when it repurchased its shares

Stripe is in talks to launch a tender offer that could value the payments company at more than $140 billion, Axios Pro has learned from multiple sources.

2026-02-09
Axios 1 related

Sources: Stripe is in talks to launch a tender offer that could value the company at $140B+, up from $107B last fall, when it bought back shares from investors

Stripe is in talks to launch a tender offer that could value the payments company at more than $140 billion, Axios Pro has learned from multiple sources.

2025-11-12
Fortune 14 related

Coinbase confirms that it called off acquisition talks with UK-based stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK; a report had put the deal price at $1.5B to $2.5B

but faster, open, global rails. Lightning, Base, or something new? The smart money's picking its horse. Garrett Skrovina / @gskrovina : Coinbase reportedly walking away from BVNK acquistion is interes...

2025-10-10
Fortune 23 related

Sources: Coinbase and Mastercard have each held talks to acquire stablecoin startup BVNK for $1.5B-$2.5B; a deal would be the largest stablecoin acquisition yet

Almost one year after the fintech giant Stripe struck a $1.1 billion deal to acquire the stablecoin startup Bridge …

2024-09-11
The Information 1 related

Sources describe a code red at Stripe when its Wells Fargo payments partnership ended and Goldman Sachs decided against the role of facilitating card payments

Michael Roddan / The Information :

2024-09-09
Axios

Source: Sequoia Capital completed its $861M purchase of Stripe shares from Sequoia limited partners last week; Stripe didn't receive any proceeds

- It also could become a model for how VC firms deal with long-in-the-tooth portfolio companies. … - Some LPs exited completely …

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

Stripe has appeared in 239 Techmeme articles since January 2015. The biggest stories include A profile of Peiter Zatko, aka Mudge, who worked at DARPA, Google, and Stripe before... and Visa, Mastercard, eBay, and Stripe say they are exiting Facebook's Libra Association,.... Frequently covered alongside TechCrunch, PayPal, John Collison, Patrick Collison, and Sequoia. Coverage has shifted toward consumer, safety themes and away from developer, enterprise.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +9pts; developer +23pts; research +14pts
2024Q3enterprise -9pts; research -14pts; funding +26pts
2024Q4developer -23pts; consumer +33pts; funding +27pts

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