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    Stripes

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2008

    Stripes is a New York-based growth equity firm founded in 2008 that invests globally in software and branded consumer companies. The firm typically takes minority growth-stage stakes in revenue-generating businesses, with its latest vehicle, Stripes VI, a $1.36 billion growth/expansion fund closed in 2022.

    Deal activity increased 133% year-over-year (7 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $137.5M (across 82 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    64

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    BM

    Barb Messing

    Operating Partner

    BK

    Brigitte Kleine

    Operating Partner

    BG

    Bryan Gertzog

    Partner

    CC

    Chris Carey

    Partner

    JS

    Jason Santiago

    Partner, CTO

    JS

    Julia Solomon

    Partner

    JH

    Julie Herendeen

    Operating Partner

    KF

    Ken Fox

    Partner

    MV

    Monica Vitoria

    Partner, Head of Investor Relations

    PM

    Paul Melchiorre

    Operating Partner

    RS

    Ron Shah

    Partner

    SA

    Scott Aronson

    Operating Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    93 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Pomelo Care logoPomelo CareSeries C$92MJan 2026
    Ramp logoRampGrowth$300MNov 2025
    Ramp logoRampGrowth$500MJul 2025
    CarOnSale logoCarOnSaleSeries CJul 2025
    Ramp logoRampSeries E$200MJun 2025
    Applied Intuition logoApplied IntuitionSeries F$600MJun 2025
    Chapter logoChapterGrowth$75MApr 2025
    Ramp logoRampGrowth$150MMar 2025
    Oyster logoOysterSeries D$59MSep 2024
    Pomelo Care logoPomelo CareSeries B$46MJun 2024
    PopUp Bagels logoPopUp BagelsSeries A$8MOct 2023
    Memfault logoMemfaultSeries B$24MJan 2023
    MìLà logoMìLàSeries A$10MDec 2022
    Frontegg logoFronteggSeries B$40MJul 2022
    Talos Trading logoTalos TradingSeries B$105MMay 2022
    Replicant logoReplicantSeries B$78MApr 2022
    Oyster logoOysterSeries C$150MApr 2022
    Island logoIslandSeries B$115MMar 2022
    Connecteam logoConnecteamSeries C$120MMar 2022
    Fabric logoFabricSeries C$140MFeb 2022
    BRUNT logoBRUNTSeries B$20MFeb 2022
    Island logoIslandUnknownFeb 2022
    Hunters logoHuntersSeries C$68MJan 2022
    Hunters Ai logoHunters AiSeries C$68MJan 2022
    NOVO logoNOVOSeries B$90MJan 2022
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    Top Co-Investors

    Founders Fund10 shared
    GV8 shared
    BoxGroup7 shared
    137 Ventures6 shared
    Lux Capital6 shared
    Accel6 shared
    Definition Capital5 shared
    Avenir Growth5 shared

    Last updated: 7 September 2026