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Stripe 950 亿美元创纪录估值的防线上崩于 2023 — 以 550–600 亿美元估值寻求融资
Stripe 于 2021 年以创纪录的 950 亿美元估值融资 6 亿美元;到 2023 年 1 月,内部估值已跌至 630 亿美元,据报寻求以 550–600 亿美元估值融资逾 20 亿美元。
Stripe
做的是什么生意
Stripe is payments infrastructure — its software powers payments for online and in-person retailers, subscription businesses, software platforms and marketplaces — and it reportedly booked $12B in 2021 gross revenue while EBITDA profitable.
起因
In March 2021 Stripe raised $600 million at a $95 billion valuation, making headlines for raising capital at the highest-ever valuation for a privately held startup. The money arrived near the peak of a growth-tech funding boom, and that number became the valuation Stripe would have to defend.
经过
Eighteen months later the market turned. In November 2022 Stripe laid off 14% of its staff — around 1,120 people — with CEO Patrick Collison saying it had 'overhired for the world we're in.' Internal valuations were cut more than once over the following year: a mid-2022 cut valued the company at $74 billion, and TechCrunch reported on 2023-01-11 that the internal mark had fallen to $63 billion. On the same day it was reported to have set a 12-month deadline to go public or pursue a transaction on the private market, the Wall Street Journal reported that Stripe had approached investors about raising at least $2 billion at a $55–60 billion valuation — money reportedly intended to cover a large annual tax bill tied to employee stock units, not operating expenses. TechCrunch reached out to Stripe, which responded with 'no comment.'
结果
As of the 2023-01-27 report Stripe was still operating and the raise was unresolved: TechCrunch said it was not clear whether any discussions were ongoing, and Stripe declined to comment. A raise at $55–60 billion would be a down round from the $95 billion mark — the same reset that had cut Klarna's valuation by 85% — and it came alongside the reported 12-month clock to an IPO or private-market transaction.
背景
Stripe 是一家支付基础设施公司,由爱尔兰兄弟 John 和 Patrick Collison 创立:其软件为线上及线下零售商、订阅业务、软件平台和市场提供支付服务。2021 年 3 月,该公司在创纪录的 950 亿美元估值下融资 6 亿美元,成为私营初创企业融资估值最高的新闻;当年总营收据报为 120 亿美元,并实现 EBITDA 盈利。
市场随后不再配合。2022 年 11 月,Stripe 裁员 14%,约为 1,120 人,称公司“为所处世界过度招聘”。内部估值多次下调:2022 年中一次下调后估值为 740 亿美元;到 2023 年 1 月,据 TechCrunch 报道内部估值已跌至 630 亿美元。
2023-01-26,有消息称 Stripe 设定了 12 个月内上市或进行私募市场交易的最后期限。次日,《华尔街日报》报道其已接触投资者,寻求以 550–600 亿美元估值融资至少 20 亿美元——资金据称用于支付与员工股票单位相关的大额年度税务账单,而非运营开支。TechCrunch 就此联系 Stripe,对方不予置评。
报道将 550–600 亿美元的融资描述为估值下调轮,类似 Klarna 从 2021 年 6 月 456 亿美元估值缩水至以 67 亿美元估值融资 8 亿美元的情况。Stripe 自成立以来已从红杉、富达、General Catalyst 和 GV 等投资者处融资超过 22 亿美元,自 2021 年以来未再公开披露营收数字。截至报道发布,公司仍在运营,谈判尚未证实,同时面临据报 12 个月内实现退出的最后期限。
这件事要成立,得有什么
- 950 亿美元的估值是 2021 年 3 月市场高峰时的价格,在利率上升且 Klarna 估值下滑 85% 后已难以为继。
- 压力来自财务操作层面:超过 20 亿美元融资用于支付与员工股票单位相关的大额年度税务账单,因此下调融资可被视作资产负债表管理。
- 估值下调在接触投资者之前已在内部体现:2022 年 11 月裁员 14%,加上内部估值跌至 740 亿和 630 亿美元,表明 950 亿美元融资轮已不再是公司实际估值。
- 12 个月内上市或寻求私募流动性的最后期限,使得此次融资更像是退出策略,而非一次性资金事件。
可借鉴之处
繁荣期的估值只是价格,而非承诺:Stripe 创纪录的 950 亿美元估值轮过后不到 22 个月,其内部估值已降至 630 亿美元,并据报以 550–600 亿美元估值融资以支付税单。
后续进展
截至 2023-01-28,Stripe 仍在运营且保持私有,传闻中的 550–600 亿美元融资尚未尘埃落定——TechCrunch 称尚不清楚是否有谈判在进行,公司也拒绝评论。据称公司已设定 12 个月内上市或进行私募交易的最后期限,此前于 2022 年 11 月裁员 14%,内部估值已先后下调至 740 亿和 630 亿美元。该报道除上述日期外,未记录更进一步进展。
资料来源
- Report: Stripe tried to raise more funding at a $55B-$60B valuation
- Stripe eyes an exit over next 12 months
- Stripe tried to raise more funding at a $55B-$60B valuation
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