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The Decoder · Reported · Stripe

Stripe declares we're living in the singularity and uses it as a reason not to IPO: Stripe told investors it considers January 1 the beginning of the singularity and used that as a reason to stay private, while confirming its $8 billion-plus acquisition of OpenRouter and reporting 41% first-half revenue growth. The letter positions AI transformation as a driver of Stripe's private-market strategy.

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Stripe declares we're living in the singularity and uses it as a reason not to IPO: Stripe told investors it considers January 1 the beginning of the singularity and used that as a reason to stay private, while confirming its $8 billion-plus acquisition of OpenRouter and reporting 41% first-half revenue growth. The letter positions AI transformation as a driver of Stripe's private-market strategy.