Stripe and Paradigm-backed Tempo launches a “stablecoin advisory” for businesses and is working with DoorDash to let delivery workers get paid in stablecoins
Tempo, the new blockchain backed by payments company Stripe and VC firm Paradigm, has launched a “stablecoin advisory” …
Robinhood Ventures Fund I discloses its first investments since it started trading: $14.6M of Stripe shares and $20M of ElevenLabs' preferred stock in March
The closed-end fund aims to give everyday investors exposure to private firms before they go public. — What to know:
Robinhood Ventures Fund I discloses its first investments, buying $14.6M of Stripe shares and $20M of ElevenLabs' preferred stock in March
The closed-end fund aims to give everyday investors exposure to private firms before they go public. — What to know:
Stripe hits a $159B valuation after an employee share sale to investors like Thrive, Coatue, and a16z, a 70% jump from its $92B valuation in February 2025
Stripe hits a $159B valuation after an employee share sale to investors like Thrive, Coatue, and a16z, a 70% jump from its $92B valuation in February 2025
Deal will allow payments company to stay private for longer — Stripe's valuation has soared by more than 70 per cent to $159bn …
Josh Kushner's Thrive raised $10B+ for its tenth and largest fund, lifting its AUM to ~$50B; sources: it distributed 64% of capital raised during the 2021 peak
The backer of OpenAI, Stripe, SpaceX and Skims says it's taking “ride-or-die” approach to investing.
As companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI stay private longer, tokenized stocks on blockchains offer a way for the public to access lucrative private markets
Matt Levine / Bloomberg :
As companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI stay private longer, tokenized stocks on blockchains offer a way for the public to access lucrative private markets
Also BlackRock and privates, Vanguard and privates, the Paramount settlement and Enron 2.0. — ‘Tokenization’
A profile of Airwallex co-founder Jack Zhang, who turned down Stripe's $1.2B offer seven years ago; the fintech is now valued at $6.2B and plans an IPO in 2026
Emily Mason / Bloomberg : X: @awxjack . LinkedIn: Bloomberg News and Ravi Adusumilli X: Jack Zhang / @awxjack : 7 years ago, my co-founders and I walked away from an 1.2B acquisition offer from @st...
Elad Gil, backer of Perplexity, Character.AI, Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe, invested in Enam Co., which aims to use AI to reinvent businesses via PE roll-ups
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch :