Talent and HR Best Practices
Build incredible teams and drive impact with recruiting and culture-building strategies.
Scale talentGo-to-Market and Network Activation
Break into new markets or better own existing ones with strategic advice and key introductions.
Scale go-to-marketFinance and Capital Markets
Access financing and introductions to the right partners to properly capitalize your business for scale.
Scale financeOperations and Supply Chain
Implement efficient workflows, practices, and technology for improved product delivery.
Scale operationsResearch and Growth Strategy
Identify and assess growth levers and markets, and determine strategic best practices to achieve accelerated growth.
Scale researchWhy work with Stripes
We help founders scale. Our team exists to empower your business by matching your pain points with our skill sets. Together we find solutions that aim to supercharge growth.
Meet your Scale team
Behind every amazing company is an amazing team. Our experts have decades of in-depth experience across consumer and software ecosystems — and they’re ready to share their knowledge and skills, setbacks and successes so your business can thrive.
Former COO at Palmetto
Jindra Zitek
- Go-to-Market
- Operations
Former Recruiter at Korn Ferry
Elizabeth Kalaris
- Talent
Former Platform Director at Greycroft
Hannah Shore
- Go-to-Market
Former Associate, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Sammy Merkin
- Research
Former Recruiter at Korn Ferry
Ashley Scully
- Talent
Former President at Tory Burch
Brigitte Kleine
- Go-to-Market
Snyk owned the enterprise market with developers
Starting in 2019, our team gave the founders guidance on their go-to-market, sales organization, and compensation strategy — resulting in 13x ARR growth since our initial investment.
A24’s ascent to trailblazing global entertainment
Starting in 2014, we built a strong relationship with the founding team and led the company’s first institutional fundraising round in 2022, helping to catapult their global brand and expand their world-class content offerings.
Erewhon’s growing oasis of health and wellness
Starting in 2019, we collaborated on the buzzy grocer’s growth and enterprise strategy and advised on the development of Erewhon-branded CPG products.
FullStory became the trusted analytics platform for Fortune 500 companies
Starting in 2018, we partnered with the founders and leadership team to help ramp up the enterprise business — resulting in nearly 5.2x ARR growth.
Monday makes working easier for 152,000+ companies
Starting in early 2018, we helped bolster Monday’s rapid growth through IPO — increasing ARR 42x since our initial investment.
On Running sprints toward international and DTC expansion
Starting in 2017, we advised on the company’s Asia expansion and growing the DTC retail and e-commerce business — increasing revenue 7.8x since our initial investment.