# Bridge

Type: Company

Source: Startup Intelligence Brief — https://getstartupbrief.com/entity/bridge
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## Timeline

- **2026-08-19**: Stripe announces plan to acquire OpenRouter — Stripe says it will acquire OpenRouter; The New York Times reports a ~$7.5B price with ~$1.5B allocated to founders.
- **2026**: OpenRouter raises $113M at $1.3B valuation — OpenRouter's latest funding round values the AI model router at about $1.3 billion, less than three months before the Stripe deal is announced.
- **2025**: Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1B — Stripe deepens its crypto exposure by acquiring stablecoin platform Bridge, its largest recent M&A move before OpenRouter.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### OpenRouter founders land $1.5B after a $113M round 3 months ago
2026-08-20 01:21:18 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

OpenRouter's founders are set to receive about $1.5 billion of Stripe's reported $7.5 billion acquisition — a windfall arriving roughly three months after a $113 million round valued the company at $1.3 billion. It's the AI-era exit playbook in fast-forward.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/openrouter-founders-1-5b-payout-stripe-acquisition

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