Stripe has reportedly spent ~$9.6B+ acquiring Bridge, Metronome & OpenRouter, plus an undisclosed amount for Privy. › Bridge ($1.1B) for stablecoin infrastructure › Privy (Undisclosed) for crypto wallets › Metronome (~$1B) for usage-based billing › OpenRouter (~$7.5B+) for AI model routing John Collison (@collision) explains Stripe’s M&A strategy:Read original on X
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Stripe bought OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
John Collison confirmed the figure on video; Stripe's spending on Bridge, Metronome, and OpenRouter totals roughly $9.6 billion.
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John Collison (@collision) explains Stripe’s ~$8B acquisition of OpenRouter:Read original on X
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Stripe bought OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for a reported $8 billion
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