Stripe

Stripe builds economic infrastructure for the internet, providing the payment-processing and financial tooling that companies use to accept payments online and in person, send payouts, automate financial processes and grow revenue. The technical demands of this work are considerable: the platform handles more than 250m API requests a day and has recorded historical uptime of 99.999%. In 2024 it processed over $1.4 trillion in total payment volume, and more than 100 industry leaders now run over $1 billion annually through the platform. Technical domains include payment processing, financial infrastructure, APIs and fintech.

The company's product suite spans online and in-person payments for businesses of all sizes, payouts to businesses and individuals, automation of financial processes, and revenue-growth tools. It supports more than 135 currencies and payment methods and operates in over 50 countries, serving verticals that range from e-commerce and subscription businesses to software platforms and marketplaces, and customers from new startups to public companies.

Stripe maintains dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin, with further offices in London, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo. Its stated mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and its operations are global and distributed across a large number of international locations.