Stripes (growth equity firm)
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Company type | Privately held company |
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Founded | 2008 |
Founder | Ken Fox |
Headquarters | 40 10th Avenue, 5th Floor New York, New York, US |
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Total assets | US$7 billion |
Website | www |
Stripes (Stripes, LLC) is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Manhattan, New York, founded in 2008.[1][2] In 2024, Stripes has US$7 billion of assets under management and more than 80 investments.[3] Notable investments include On Running and Monday.com.[4]
History
[edit]Stripes was founded by Ken Fox in 2008.[5]
Investments
[edit]Selected Stripes investments include:[4]
Company |
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A24[6] |
Aviron[7] |
Axonius[8] |
BacklotCars (acquired by KAR Global)[9] |
Balto[10] |
BookMyShow[11] |
Boulder Care[12] |
BRUNT Workwear[13] |
CarOnSale[14] |
Califia Farms[15] |
ChaosSearch[16] |
Collectors Universe[citation needed] |
Connecteam[17] |
Cypress[18] |
Dataiku[19] |
Dr. Barbara Sturm |
eMarketer (acquired by Axel Springer)[20] |
Emotive[21] |
Equip |
Erewhon[22] |
Fabric[23] |
Fireblocks[24] |
Flatiron Health (acquired by Roche)[25] |
Flex[26] |
Frontegg[27] |
FullStory[28] |
Gimlet Media (acquired by Spotify)[29] |
GlobalWebIndex[30] |
GoFundMe[31] |
GrubHub (IPO, 2014, NYSE: GRUB) |
Harvest Hosts[32] |
Hello Heart[33] |
Hunters[34] |
HyperScience[35] |
Island[36] |
Katalyst[37] |
KHAITE[38] |
Kosas[39] |
Legion[40] |
Levain Bakery[41] |
Lithic[42] |
Memfault[43] |
MìLà[44] |
Monday.com (IPO, 2021, NASDAQ: MNDY)[45] |
Nomad[46] |
Novo[47] |
On Running (IPO, 2021, NYSE: ONON)[48] |
Orca Security[49] |
Oyster[50] |
Parade[51] |
Paradox[52] |
Pleo Technologies[53] |
PopUp Bagels[54] |
RapidAPI[55] |
Refinery29 (acquired by Vice Media)[56] |
Reformation[57] |
Remitly (IPO, 2021, NASDAQ: RELY)[58] |
Replicant[59] |
ScaleFactor[60] |
Settle[61] |
Siete[62] |
Sift[63] |
Shibumi Shade |
Snooze[64] |
Snyk[65] |
Spectro Cloud[66] |
SPINS[citation needed] |
Stella & Chewy's[citation needed] |
Talos[67] |
Udemy (IPO, 2021, NASDAQ: UDMY)[68] |
Upwork (IPO, 2018, NASDAQ: UPWK)[citation needed] |
Verbit[69] |
References
[edit]- ^ Commercial Observer: Check Out Stripes Group’s New Home at 402 West 13th Street as accessed on March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Schedule 13D". www.sec.gov. April 11, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "About Stripes". www.stripes.co. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Stripes as accessed on June 21, 2021.
- ^ CNNMoney: Where Are They Now? as accessed on March 24, 2014
- ^ Deadline: A24 Closes $225M Equity Investment to Fund Expansion as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ Venture Capital Journal: Fitness startup Aviron nabs $18.5m in Stripes-led Series A as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ TechCrunch: Axonius nabs $100m at a $1.2B valuation for its asset management cybersecurity platform as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ PR Newswire: BacklotCars raises $25 million to accelerate its rapid growth nationwide in disrupting the $100 billion auto wholesale market as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ BizJournals: St. Louis software startup Balto raises $37M to expand its tech for contact centers as accessed on December 17, 2021.
- ^ VCCircle: Stripes Group, Accel, others invest $81.5 mn in BookMyShow as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ Behavorial Health Business: Boulder Care Raises $35M to Expand Virtual Addiction Treatment Services as accessed on June 4, 2024.
- ^ PR Newswire: BRUNT raises $20 Million Series B To Drive Continued Growth and Push Industry Innovation as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ StartBase: Caronsale gets $60 million as accessed on December 17, 2021.
- ^ Finsmes: Califia Farms Receives $50M from Stripes Group as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ Bloomberg: ChaosSearch Announces $40 Million Series B Funding Round as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Connecteam raises $120M at an $800M+ valuation for comms app for deskless workers as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ Finsmes: Cypress.io Raises $40M in Series B Funding as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ Finsmes: Dataiku Raises $100M in Series D Funding as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ AdWeek: $25M Investment eMarketer Girds New Growth as accessed on March 24, 2014.
- ^ TechCrunch: Emotive raises $50M to make text marketing more conversational as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ Forbes: Organic Grocer Erewhon Eyes Expansion After Private Equity Deal as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ Bloomberg: E-Commerce-Tech Startup Fabric Raises $100 Million in New Round as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ PR Newswire: Fireblocks Raises $133 Million in Series C Funding To Bring the World's Biggest Banks and Fintechs Into Crypto as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ AlleyWatch: MEGA NYC Deal: Flatiron Health Acquired by Roche for $1.9B as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ Stripes: Flex as accessed on December 17, 2021.
- ^ PR Newswire: Frontegg raises $40M to solve user management for B2B SaaS as accessed on June 6, 2023.
- ^ VentureBeat: FullStory raises $32 million to track and analyze digital customer experiences as accessed on June 29, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Podcast network Gimlet Media scores $15 million in funding as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Market research firm GlobalWebIndex takes first VC with $40M Series A as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Finsmes: GoFundMe Receives Venture Capital Funding as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ PR Newswire: Harvest Hosts Raises $37 Million to Expand Offering of Unique RV Camping Options as Road Travel Accelerates as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ BusinessWire: Hello Heart Closes $70M Series D Funding Following Significant Increase in Employers Market Demand for Heart Health Solutions as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ TechCrunch: Hunters raises $68M Series C for its security operations platform as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ Finsmes: HyperScience Raises $30M in Series B Funding as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ BusinessWire: Island Raises $115 Million in Series B Funding to Enable Massive Innovation on Enterprise Browser as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ PR Newswire: Katalyst, Fitness Pioneer Backed by Stripes and Cindy Crawford, Announces $26M Raise as accessed on December 8, 2022.
- ^ Business of Fashion: Khaite Receives New Investment from Stripes as accessed on June 6, 2023.
- ^ BeautyIndependent: Kosas On The Rise: The Clean Beauty Brand Secures Series B Funding as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Finsmes: Legion Raises $50M in Series C Funding as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Forbes: Hole-In-The-Wall Manhattan Bakery Planning A National Expansion as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Bloomberg: Startup Lithic Valued at $800 Million With Bet by Stripes as accessed on December 17, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Memfault raises $24M to help companies manage their growing IoT device fleets as accessed on June 6, 2023.
- ^ PR Newswire: Xiao Chi Jie Rebrands as MìLà and Announces Simu Liu as Chief Content Officer as accessed on June 6, 2023.
- ^ TechCrunch: Monday.com raises $50M at a $500M valuation led by Stripes for its workplace collaboration tools as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Forbes: Brazilian Fintech Nomad Announces New Funding Round as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ TechCrunch: Novo, the SMB neobank, nabs $90M at a $700M valuation as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ PitchBook: On as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ VentureBeat: Cloud security provider Orca Security nabs $550M as accessed on December 17, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Oyster, an HR platform for distributed workforces, snaps up $50M on a $475M valuation as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Business of Fashion: Parade Raises $20 Million in New Round, Bringing Valuation to $140 Million as accessed on December 17, 2021.
- ^ PR Newswire: On a Mission to Build the Next Generation of HR and Recruiting Software through Conversational AI, Paradox Raises $200M Series C as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ TechCrunch: Pleo, the multi-card business spending platform, closes $56M Series B as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ GlobeNewswire: PopUp Bagels Closes $8M Series A Round as accessed on December 4, 2023.
- ^ VentureBeat: RapidAPI capitalizes on booming API economy with $60M in funding as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Refinery29 Raises 20 Million From Stripes Group as accessed on March 24, 2014.
- ^ Fashionista: REFORMATION RAISES $12 MILLION FROM STRIPES GROUP, 14W AND KARLIE KLOSS as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ BusinessWire: Remitly Secures $38.5 Million in Series C Funding as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Call center automation software vendor Replicant raises $78M as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ Forbes: ScaleFactor Raised $100 Million In A Year As VCs Chase Small Business Focused Fintechs as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ TechCrunch: Settle bags $60M to simplify bill payments for e-commerce as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ The Business Journals: Grain-free tortilla maker wins $90 million to expand as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ GlobeNewswire: Sift Science Secures $53 Million to Prevent Fraud and Abuse, Power Digital Trust as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Agri Investor: Stripes Group buys a slice of restaurant chain as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ PR Newswire: Snyk Closes $150M to Deliver Developer-first Security that Enables Secure Digital Transformation as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ Finsmes: Spectro Cloud Raises $20M in Series A Funding as accessed on December 17, 2021.
- ^ PR Newswire: Talos Raises $105 Million Series B Funding Round As Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets Accelerates as accessed on June 6, 2022.
- ^ TechCrunch: Udemy Raises Another $65 Million To Help Anyone Learn Anything as accessed on June 30, 2021.
- ^ PRWeb: Verbit’s Total Funding Raised to $65 Million, Following $31 Million Series B Led by Stripes as accessed on June 30, 2021.