Stripe Invests in Brex Rival Ramp at $1.6 Billion Valuation

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“Ramp, a two-year-old startup that offers corporate cards and software tools for managing employee expenses, is close to finalizing two rounds of funding that will value the company at $1.6 billion, according to three people familiar with the deals. D1 Capital Partners led the first, $65 million round at a $1.1 billion post-money valuation with participation from payments company Stripe and existing investors Coatue Management and Goldman Sachs. Seeking a bigger stake in the company, Stripe is now leading another, $50 million investment in Ramp at the higher post-money valuation of $1.6 billion, two of the people said.”