· Pär-Jörgen Pärson, Northzone Online payment processing company Stripe continues to be a key holding for European investors, notching its third appearance on the driver list on the heels ofthat it is in talks to raise private funding at a valuation of $70 – $100 billion. The potential financing follows Stripe’s $600 million Series G extension round in April, which propelled the company to a $36 billion valuation.
Much like Stripe, Amsterdam-based online payments company Adyen is making its third appearance on the Midas List Europe this year, driven by skyrocketing e-commerce trends during the pandemic. Adyen provides the behind-the-scenes payments technology that powers leading internet companies like Uber, Spotify, and Ebay. The company has seen steady growth, benefiting from the broader shift away from cash toward card and smartphone-enabled contactless payments.
The stock price has approximately doubled since the public listing, driven in part by expectations around Unity’s expansion into non-gaming uses, including applications in the automotive, architecture, and manufacturing industries, which have prompted some analysts and investors to characterize the company as the next Autodesk or Adobe.
New to this year’s top ten companies driving European venture capital success is Robinhood Markets, an online commission-free retail brokerage firm credited with turning the complex process of stock trading into a simple, free, and easily navigated app. Recently valued atafter its Series G round – which came just a few months after it hit $8.
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