Stripe

Stripe is an Irish-American multinational financial services and software as a service (SaaS) company, co-headquartered in South San Francisco, California, and Dublin, Ireland, founded in 2010. Primarily known for providing payment-processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce, Stripe also acts as a strategic investor and acquirer. Their investment philosophy is centered on enhancing their core financial infrastructure, broadening services for their customers, and strengthening their position in the competitive payments ecosystem. They engage in both direct equity investments and strategic acquisitions, often targeting companies that complement their platform or enable expansion into new markets and product offerings.