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Stripe Buys Lemon Squeezy in Bid to Scale Merchant of Record Selling
Acquisitions // July 29, 2024

Payments processing startup Lemon Squeezy has been acquired by Stripe. Lemon Squeezy announced the acquisition on its blog last week, saying the deal marks a culmination of a relationship that began when the company was founded in 2021. “Along the way, we received many acquisition...

Mark Zuckerberg Forms Advisory Council to Inform Meta’s AI Efforts
Meta // May 22, 2024

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has created a product advisory council to provide guidance on the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and technology efforts. The new Meta Advisory Group will meet periodically with Meta’s management team, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (May 22). The group will be composed of four executives: Patrick Collison, CEO and...

Stripe Co-Founders Say They’re Building ‘Software-Defined Financial Services’
Fintech Investments // April 24, 2024

Today’s customers of the FinTech industry are no longer asking just for ways to accept online payments; they’re asking for “software-defined financial services.” So said Stripe co-founders Patrick Collison and John Collison Wednesday (April 24) during the opening keynote of the company’s annual user conference held in San Francisco. While they...

Stripe Reportedly Cuts Valuation for Third Time Since June 2022
News // January 12, 2023

Stripe has reportedly reduced its internal valuation by 11%, the third cut since last year. The reduction represents an implied valuation of $63 billion for the payments company, The Information reported Tuesday (Jan. 11), citing a source familiar with the matter. The lowered valuation also...

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Stripe Buys Lemon Squeezy in Bid to Scale Merchant of Record Selling

July 29, 2024
Payments processing startup Lemon Squeezy has been acquired by Stripe. Lemon Squeezy announced the acquisition on its blog last week, saying the deal marks a culmination of a relationship that began when the company was founded in 2021. “Along the way, we received many acquisition offers and (Series A) term sheets from investors,” the blog […]

Mark Zuckerberg Forms Advisory Council to Inform Meta’s AI Efforts

May 22, 2024
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has created a product advisory council to provide guidance on the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and technology efforts. The new Meta Advisory Group will meet periodically with Meta’s management team,...

Stripe Co-Founders Say They’re Building ‘Software-Defined Financial Services’

April 24, 2024
Today’s customers of the FinTech industry are no longer asking just for ways to accept online payments; they’re asking for “software-defined financial services.” So said Stripe co-founders Patrick Collison and John Collison Wednesday (April 24) during...

Stripe Reportedly Cuts Valuation for Third Time Since June 2022

January 12, 2023
Stripe has reportedly reduced its internal valuation by 11%, the third cut since last year. The reduction represents an implied valuation of $63 billion for the payments company, The Information...