Stripe introduction
Stripe is the payments tool for building and running internet businesses, helping businesses accept payments from anyone, anywhere and build new companies like Lyft or Kickstarter. Their internal goal is to increase the GDP of the Internet, which means that they hope to bring more online business growth on a global scale. They strive to build the simplest, powerful API possible so users can focus on building great products. Its investors include Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and PayPal co-founders Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and Elon Musk, among others.