Stripe acquires OpenRouter

AUGUST 17, 2026

Stripe in talks to acquire OpenRouter

TARGET

Unified API routing developer and enterprise AI requests across 400-plus large language models, with cost optimization, provider failover, and integrated billing.

Ownership	VC-backed
Investors	CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, NVentures +6 more
Capital raised	~$153M
Headcount	~82 FTEs
Headquarters	New York, New York
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Stripe

Global payments infrastructure and financial services platform

Deal value	$7B+ purchase price
Ownership	—
Buy-side advisor	—

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Stripe -> OpenRouter  (2026-08-21)
strategic_acquisition | DevTools/Infrastructure | $7B+ purchase price | announced
Target: Unified API routing developer and enterprise AI requests across 400-plus large language models, with cost optimization, provider failover, and integrated billing.
Website: openrouter.ai | Buyer site: stripe.com
HQ: New York, New York | Ownership: vc-backed
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/stripe-openrouter.html

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