Payments firm Stripe has touched a valuation of $159bn following a tender offer for current and former employees. The valuation rose from $106.7bn the company secured last year, according to Bloomberg. The company has signed agreements with investors to provide liquidity to current and former employees through the share sale. Most of the funding for the tender offer will come from investors including Thrive Capital, Coatue and a16z, among others. Stripe will also use a portion of its own capital to rep ...