Project
Stripe
Stripe is a financial services platform that helps businesses accept payments, build billing models, and manage money movement.
Description sourced from
- stripe.com
“Stripe is a financial services platform that helps all types of businesses accept payments, build flexible billing models, and manage money movement.”
Named in 9 pieces
CEO Changes
Bridge Co-Founder Zach Abrams Departs Stripe
Zach Abrams announced on X on September 24, 2026 that he was leaving Stripe to run Open Standard full time, six days before its OUSD stablecoin launched with $1 billion in committed liquidity.
Executive Hires
Polygon Labs Names John Egan Chief Product Officer
Stripe's head of crypto, John Egan, announced on Sept. 15, 2025, that he had joined Polygon Labs as its first chief product officer, starting the next day.
CEO Changes
Paradigm's Matt Huang Named Chief Executive of Tempo
Stripe and the venture firm Paradigm announced the stablecoin blockchain Tempo on September 4, 2025, naming Paradigm managing partner Matt Huang as chief executive while he kept his seat at the venture firm.
Executive Hires
Backpack Exchange Names Oliver Sleafer Chief Financial Officer
Backpack Exchange announced on March 21, 2024, that it had promoted Oliver Sleafer, its head of treasury and a former Stripe and Credit Suisse liquidity executive, to chief financial officer.
Executive Hires
Stripe Names Steffan Tomlinson Chief Financial Officer
Stripe hired Steffan Tomlinson away from Confluent as chief financial officer on Aug. 2, 2023, pulling in a finance chief who had already taken three companies through an IPO process.
Layoffs
Stripe Cuts 14 Percent of Its Workforce
Stripe laid off around 14 percent of its roughly 8,000 employees on Nov. 3, 2022, with CEO Patrick Collison telling staff the company had 'overhired for the world we're in.'
Exits and Removals
OpenSea Co-Founder Alex Atallah Steps Away From the Company
Alex Atallah told his team on July 1, 2022, that his last day at OpenSea would be July 30, after handing off every function he ran to new leaders since NFTs took off.
Board Seats
Stripe Welcomes Mark Carney to Its Board of Directors
Stripe added Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, to its board of directors on Feb. 21, 2021, citing his experience in sustainable finance.
Executive Hires
Stripe Names Dhivya Suryadevara Chief Financial Officer
Stripe named Dhivya Suryadevara, General Motors' former chief financial officer, as its own CFO on Aug. 11, 2020, after the payments company launched in 15 new countries over the prior year.