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Stripes

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 51 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $173M, Sept 2026Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BProductivity ToolsB2CCollaboration Tools

Deploying now
86%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 51 on record
Since the last cheque6days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$92MRounds led6 of 51Sole investor11 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Stripes

Stripes highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $40M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Stripes invests globally in companies with amazing products for consumers and businesses and helps them scale.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Productivity ToolsB2CCollaboration Tools
Based in
Bridgeport, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first51 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    KalshiSeries G · US · https://ascendants.in/$1.0BWith 13 others
  3. Aug
    EtchedUS · TechCrunch$700MWith 13 others
  4. Jun
    EtchedSeries C · US · TechCrunch$300MLed
  5. Apr
    ChapterSeries E · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 11 others
  6. Jan
    Etched AISeries C · US · TechStartups$500MLed
  7. Jan
    Pomelo CareSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$92MLed
  8. 2025

    5 rounds

  9. Jun
    Applied IntuitionGrowth · US · TechCrunch$600MWith 19 others
  10. Jun
    RampSeries E · US · Crunchbase News$200MWith 13 others
  11. Apr
    ChapterGrowth · US · TechCrunch$75MLed
  12. Mar
    IslandSeries E · US · TechStartups$250MWith 6 others
  13. Mar
    RampUS · TechCrunch$150MWith 10 others
  14. 2019

    6 rounds

  15. Aug
    ScaleFactorSeries C · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 7 others
  16. Jul
    RemitlySeries E · US · TechCrunch$135MWith 8 others
  17. May
    PleoSeries B · DK · Tech.eu$56MLed
  18. Apr
    FullStorySeries C · US · FinSMEs$32MLed
  19. Feb
    RemineSeries A · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 1 other
  20. Feb
    Site Family FoodsUS · FinSMEs$90MSole investor
  21. 2018

    2 rounds

  22. Jul
    GlobalWebIndexGB · FinSMEs$40MSole investor
  23. Jul
    Califia FarmsUS · FinSMEs$50MWith 1 other
  24. 2017

    1 round

  25. Dec
    ReformationSeries B · GB · Fashionunited$25MWith 3 others
  26. 2016

    1 round

  27. Feb
    Udemy$60MWith 22 others
  28. 2015

    7 rounds

  29. Oct
    Califia FarmsVenture · US$50MSole investor
  30. Sept
    The Black TuxSeries B · US$25MWith 2 others
  31. Jul
    KareoSeries G · US$55MWith 7 others
  32. Jun
    GoFundMeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  33. Jun
    Blue ApronSeries D · US$135MWith 7 others
  34. Jun
    UdemySeries D · US$65MWith 2 others
  35. Apr
    ReformationSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  36. 2014

    5 rounds

  37. Nov
    UpworkVenture$30MWith 5 others
  38. Nov
    CraftsySeries D · US$50MWith 5 others
  39. Oct
    KareoDebt · US$15MWith 5 others
  40. Jul
    Pond5Series A · US$61MWith 1 other
  41. Apr
    Blue ApronSeries C · US$50MWith 2 others
  42. 2013

    5 rounds

  43. Oct
    Refinery29Series C · US · techcrunch.com$20MSole investor
  44. Jul
    Audio NetworkGrowth · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Jan
    KareoGrowth · US · finsmes.com$21MWith 1 other
  46. Jan
    KareoSeries E · US$21MWith 1 other
  47. Jan
    Art.comSeries C · US · bizjournals.com$6.2MWith 3 others
  48. 2012

    3 rounds

  49. Oct
    NetbiscuitsVenture · DE · finance.yahoo.com$27MWith 2 others
  50. Jan
    ElanceVenture · US · techcrunch.com$16MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

GCGrant CellierMember of Issuer's Board of ManagersiFiling they signed
KAKenneth Allen FoxManaging Partner of Stripes GP V, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
MTMargaret Theresa BarrientosChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
MWMarino WayneChief Financial Officer of GPiFiling they signed
RMRobert MeschiMember of Issuer's Board of ManagersiFiling they signed
WLWayne Lawrence MarinoVice President of Finance of Stripes GP V, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 65 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$8.1Bassets it managesOct 2026
1+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Stripes Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 157553

Funds on its Form ADV

47 private funds, $7.4B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. Stripes VI (A), L.P.Private equity43 investors$729M
  2. Stripes V, L.P.Private equity107 investors$723M
  3. Stripes IV Offshore AIV, L.P.Private equity46 investors$685M
  4. Stripes VI, L.P.Private equity106 investors$645M
  5. Stripes IV, L.P.Private equity46 investors$556M
  6. Stripes V (A), L.P.Private equity47 investors$553M
  7. Stripes Continuation Fund I, L.P.Private equity50 investors$313M
  8. Stripes V(A) Offshore AIV, L.P.Private equity47 investors$282M
  9. Stripes III, L.P.Private equity49 investors$272M
  10. Stripes V Offshore AIV, L.P.Private equity107 investors$260M

And 37 more on the filing.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 2 we have independently watched raise

Shoe of theThe 9 Best

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

SilverskyBought by BAE Systems$233MOct 2014
SeamlessBought by GrubHubUndisclosedMay 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Stripes. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Stripes put money into.

Quick answers about Stripes

What does Stripes invest in?

Stripes invests most often at Venture and Series C (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Productivity Tools, B2C and Collaboration Tools.

How active is Stripes?

51 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Stripes invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kalshi (Series G, Oct 2026), Etched (Undisclosed round, Aug 2026) and Chapter (Series E, Apr 2026).

How big are Stripes's cheques?

The median round it joins is $92M.

Does Stripes lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 51 investments on record (12%).

Where does Stripes invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Stripes investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Stripes invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (5 rounds together), Bessemer Venture Partners (5 rounds together) and Coatue (4 rounds together).

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