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Stripe (YC S09) — Economic infrastructure for the internet

Launched out of Y Combinator’s 2009 Summer batch, Stripe is a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses online Stripe is a proud partner of YC companies—from Airbnb (S09) to Defog (W23)—to help them grow their businesses and increase the GDP of the internet.

Stripe is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2009 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Economic infrastructure for the internet. The founders listed are Patrick Collison (Founder/CEO), John Collison (Founder/President) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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Stripe

New accelerator entry · 2012-01-17 · the record

Summer 2009
batch
7000
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2009
Announced2012-01-17
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size7000
IndustryFintech
Sub-industryFintech
SectorsBanking as a Service, Fintech, SaaS
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringYes
Sitehttp://stripe.com
Founded2009

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Launched out of Y Combinator’s 2009 Summer batch, Stripe is a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses online Stripe is a proud partner of YC companies—from Airbnb (S09) to Defog (W23)—to help them grow their businesses and increase the GDP of the internet.

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