# Stripe — Capital Time Machine

Explore a decline between two historical funding valuations. These selected observations are not Stripe’s current valuation or a shareholder cash return.

Canonical citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/stripe

Dataset revision: ctm-research-2026-10-01; evidence register reviewed: 2026-09-19. Each observation retains its own check date.

Publisher: CapitalTimeMachine. Methodology: https://capitaltimemachine.com/methodology



## What this supports

Only the ratio between issuer-reported company valuation headlines is modeled. The sources do not explicitly identify pre-/post-money basis. Share terms, capitalization changes, dilution and transaction completion must not be inferred.

## Limitations

- Historical research and hypothetical arithmetic, not live quotes, investment advice or an offer to invest.

- Company valuation changes are not shareholder returns. Financing, dilution, security rights and exit access matter.

- IPO offer-price marks are not realized sale proceeds; minimum investments and access are not established.

- User-entered prices and valuations are assumptions, not sourced observations. Fee and carry treatment is stated by each method; taxes and distributions are excluded.

- Selected surviving companies are not representative of private-market outcomes; investments may lose all value.

## Sourced observations

### STRIPE-H — 2021 funding valuation

Value: 95000000000 USD; scope: company_reported_equity_valuation

Date: 2021-03-14; precision: day; role: announcement; actual investment date: not established

Security: not established; share basis: undefined

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-19

Stripe announced $600 million of funding at a $95 billion valuation. Pre-/post-money basis is not explicit in this release; the value is not a per-share purchase price.

Source: [Stripe — Series H funding announcement](https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-series-h)

Source location: Announcement date, opening paragraphs and stated financing status

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/stripe#STRIPE-H

### STRIPE-I — 2023 funding valuation

Value: 50000000000 USD; scope: company_reported_equity_valuation

Date: 2023-03-15; precision: day; role: announcement; actual investment date: not established

Security: not established; share basis: undefined

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-19

Stripe announced signed Series I agreements at a $50 billion valuation. Employee liquidity, taxes and share retirement make a simple shareholder-return inference inappropriate. Pre-/post-money basis is not explicit.

Source: [Stripe — Series I employee liquidity announcement](https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-series-i-employee-liquidity)

Source location: Announcement date, opening paragraphs and stated financing status

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/stripe#STRIPE-I

## Calculation options

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  "early_stage_assumptions": null,
  "ipo_offer_models": [],
  "valuation_comparisons": [
    {
      "company": "stripe",
      "start": "STRIPE-H",
      "end": "STRIPE-I",
      "label": "2021 → 2023 announced valuations",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-19",
      "basis_note": "Ratio of issuer-reported company valuation headlines only. Pre-/post-money basis is not specified in the linked announcements, so comparability is limited. The result is not security performance or an investor return. Funding status remains as stated on each announcement date."
    }
  ],
  "user_entered_private_prices": true,
  "entered_public_price_review": null,
  "public_ipo": null
}

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