5 Most Valuable Pre-IPO Companies in The World

We will take a look at the 5 most valuable pre-IPO companies in the world. To read our analysis of the recent market trends, you can go to the 15 Most Valuable Pre-IPO Companies in The World.

5. Stripe

Valuation: $50 billion

Founded in 2010, Stripe, Inc. is a leading software technology company offering a suite of APIs powering online payment processing and commerce solutions for internet businesses of all sizes including online and in-person retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms and marketplaces, and everything in between. The company is dual headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and San Francisco, California, and employs more than 7,000 personnel.

Stripe supports more than 135 currencies and payment methods and offers services across more than 45 countries across the world. More than $640 billion of payments were processed by the businesses using Stripe services in 2021.

In March 2021, Stripe announced that it had raised $600 million in a funding round at a valuation of $95 billion. Investors including Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Sequoia Capital, and Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency, participated in the round.

According to some media reports, Stripe is seeking a multi-billion funding round which is expected to value the company at nearly $50 billion.