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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 decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 7 prior). Average disclosed round size is $131.1M (across 122 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    93

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    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

    146 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Next Chapter logoNext ChapterSeries E$100MApr 2026
    Pomelo Care logoPomelo CareSeries C$92MJan 2026
    Talos logoTalosSeries B$45MJan 2026
    Ramp logoRampGrowth—Nov 2025
    Ramp logoRampGrowth—Jul 2025
    Caronsale logoCaronsaleSeries C—Jul 2025
    Ramp logoRampSeries E$200MJun 2025
    Applied Intuition, Inc. logoApplied Intuition, Inc.Series F$600MJun 2025
    Applied Intuition logoApplied IntuitionSeries F$600MJun 2025
    Chapter logoChapterGrowth$75MApr 2025
    Ramp logoRampGrowth$150MMar 2025
    Just Salad logoJust SaladGrowth$200MJan 2025
    CarOnSale logoCarOnSaleSeries C—Jan 2025
    Applied Intuition logoApplied IntuitionSeries F$600MJan 2025
    Caronsale logoCaronsaleSeries C$76MJan 2025
    Legion logoLegionSeries A—Jan 2025
    Oyster logoOysterSeries D$59MSep 2024
    Pomelo Care logoPomelo CareSeries B$46MJun 2024
    Boulder Care logoBoulder CareSeries C—May 2024
    Axonius logoAxoniusSeries E$200MJan 2024
    PopUp Bagels logoPopUp BagelsSeries A$8MOct 2023
    Memfault logoMemfaultSeries B$24MJan 2023
    Mila logoMilaSeries A$10MDec 2022
    XXiao Chi JieSeries A$10MOct 2022
    Frontegg logoFronteggSeries B$40MJul 2022
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026