🍪 What happened at Stripe

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FRESHLY BAKED: WHAT HAPPENED AT STRIPE

Silicon Valley’s favorite child just got some more cash.

That’s right, Stripe raised $6.5B at a $50B valuation.

Normally, you couldn’t catch us giving a flying f about this kinda stuff, but this announcement caught our eye.

Why?

First off, it’s a huge down round. Two years ago, Stripe was valued at $95B.

Our brain: 😳

Our brain: Interesting…they cut their valuation in half. Tough economy.