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Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation

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721 points hhs | 3 comments | 16 Apr 20 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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pc ◴[16 Apr 20 15:41 UTC] No.22890523[source]▶
Stripe cofounder here. This isn't really new -- it's an extension of our last round (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/fintech-start-up-stripe-notc...).

That said, we've seen a big spike in signups over the past few weeks. If any HN readers have integrated recently and have feedback, we're always eager to hear it. Feel free to email me at patrick@stripe.com and I'll route to the right team(s).

As always, thank you to the many HNers who are also active Stripe users!

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1. samschooler ◴[16 Apr 20 15:50 UTC] No.22890622[source]▶
Do you know why that big spike happened? Is it possibly related to people being furloughed + having new side hustles they are just now working on/starting?
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2. wyxuan ◴[16 Apr 20 16:21 UTC] No.22890930[source]▶
idk, maybe easy access to contactless payments?
3. RussianCow ◴[16 Apr 20 18:24 UTC] No.22892073[source]▶
Not OP, but my guess is businesses that previously had little to no online presence are scrambling to set something up so that they can continue serving customers during the pandemic.