Payments firm Stripe has touched a valuation of $159bn following a tender offer for current and former employees.
The valuation rose from $106.7bn the company secured last year, according to Bloomberg.
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The company has signed agreements with investors to provide liquidity to current and former employees through the share sale.
Most of the funding for the tender offer will come from investors including Thrive Capital, Coatue and a16z, among others. Stripe will also use a portion of its own capital to repurchase shares.
Alongside the tender offer, Stripe published its 2025 annual letter to the Stripe community.
The company said businesses using Stripe generated $1.9trn in total payment volume, up 34% from 2024.
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By GlobalDataStripe also highlighted growth beyond payments. Its Revenue suite, which includes Stripe Billing, Invoicing and Tax, is on track to reach an annual run rate of $1bn this year.
In the letter, cofounders Patrick and John Collison said: “Stripe remained robustly profitable, allowing us to continue investing heavily in product development (with more than 350 product updates last year) as well as acquisitions. […] All in all, 2025 was a strong year for the internet economy, and we’re delighted to see so many of Stripe’s customers do so well.”
Separately, Bloomberg reported that Stripe is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal. Stripe has reportedly expressed preliminary interest in a potential deal involving the digital payments company.
The report follows earlier coverage that PayPal held meetings with banks after receiving unsolicited takeover proposals.
