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Lemon Squeezy: turning down a Series A, then joining Stripe

A merchant-of-record payments company reached $1M ARR nine months after launch, publicly declined a $50M+ valuation term sheet in 2023, and was acquired by Stripe in July 2024.

> $1,000,000ARR · USDhistorical milestone nine months after 2021 public launch

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Sources checked Oct 18, 2026

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Lemon Squeezy: turning down a Series A, then joining Stripe