Stripes
Growth-equity firm; co-led Kela Technologies' reportedly-closed $200M round (2026, ~$1.2B valuation).
Stripes (stripes.co) is a New York-based growth-equity firm founded in 2008 by Ken Fox, taking minority stakes in already-revenue-generating software and branded-consumer companies — not early-stage startups — to help them scale. Its portfolio spans roughly 108 companies (as of April 2026), including Databricks, Monday.com, Ramp, Snyk, Axonius, and Pleo.
Overview
- Firm
- Stripes
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 2008
- AUM
- ~$7B (2025, per secondary sources; not directly disclosed on the firm's own site)
- Stages
- Growth
- Thesis
- Invest globally in companies with amazing products for consumers and businesses and help them scale.
- Website
- www.stripes.co
Frequently asked
- What is Stripes?
- Invest globally in companies with amazing products for consumers and businesses and help them scale.
- How much does Stripes manage?
- Stripes manages ~$7B (2025, per secondary sources; not directly disclosed on the firm's own site) in assets, and was founded in 2008.
- What stages does Stripes invest at?
- Stripes invests at Growth.
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Sources & citations4
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Stripes led Kela Technologies' financing round alongside D1 Capital Partners, with Sequoia and Lux Capital participating.
Globes: Israeli defense tech co Kela raising $200m at $1.2b valuationReported2026-08-09 - 2
Stripes (growth-equity firm) — HQ, founding year (2008, founded by Ken Fox), thesis, AUM estimate.
Wikipedia: Stripes (growth equity firm)Verified2026-08-09 - 3
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