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Stripe valuation hits $70 billion

Sequoia Capital has reportedly approached investors with an offer to buy $70 billion worth of Stripe shares.

Sequoia, which first invested in payments giant Stripe 14 years ago, emailed limited partners funds raised between 2009 and 2012 to purchase up to $861 million worth of shares at a price of $27.51. Dollars per share offered Axios.

The offering gives limited partners a chance to secure liquidity as Stripe continues to hold off on a long-touted IPO.

In February, Stripe struck a deal with investors that allowed employees to cash out their shares, valuing the payments company at $65 billion.

The company was valued at $50 billion in a funding round last March, down from $95 billion in 2021.

David Brooks

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