
Financial Technology
Stripe

San Francisco, CAFounded 20108,500+ employeesstripe.com
The cash register of the internet: payments for millions of businesses.
Stripe in the news.
Stripe valued at $159 billion after employee tender offer
Stripe's tender offer nearly tripled its valuation from a year earlier, with 2025 total payment volume reaching $1.9 trillion, up 34%.
Stripe crosses $6.5 billion in annual recurring revenue, profitable since 2023
Stripe's scale and sustained profitability continue to set it apart among large private fintechs as it approaches $2T in annual payment volume.
Stripe Sessions 2026 unveils 288 new products and features
At its flagship conference, Stripe announced a record 288 new products, expanding programmability and building out economic infrastructure for AI.
Position
PWRL Position
Fair Value
$25.32M1
Allocation
3.61%2
Cost of Investment
$15.01M3
Gross MOIC
1.69×4
2025 Payment Volume
$1.9T5
Est. Net Revenue
~$6.5–7B5
Businesses
5M+6
- Unaudited fair value of such investments as of June 30, 2026, in accordance with the Fund's valuation policies and procedures.
- Allocation is calculated based on the Portfolio Company's fair value as a percentage of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2026.
- Cost basis includes investment cost and transaction expenses and excludes fund-level management fees and operating expenses.
- Gross MOIC is calculated as the fair value of the Fund’s position divided by its cost basis as of June 30, 2026 (unaudited). Gross MOIC is a single-position, gross-of-fees measure and is not comparable to the Fund’s net NAV/share return, which reflects all fund-level fees and expenses, realized positions, and cash. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
- Stripe, '2025 Annual Letter and Tender Offer,' Feb. 24, 2026.
- CNBC, 'Stripe Valued at $159 Billion After Tender Offer,' Feb. 24, 2026.
Why it sits in PWRL.
Stripe is the technology that lets millions of websites and apps accept payments online. A huge share of internet commerce flows through Stripe — it's the cash register of the digital economy.
- Company operating data is sourced from internal investment memoranda and may include estimates and forward-looking information.