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Recent Business Signals
Aug 23, 2026
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The Sequence Radar - Issue 919: Last Week in AI: Stripe Wants to Own the Token Economy - TheSequence | Jesus Rodriguez The Sequence Radar - Issue 919: Last Week in AI: Stripe Wants to Own the Token Economy TheSequence | Jesus Rodriguez
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Aug 20, 2026
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Stripe officially announces acquisition of OpenRouter to build economic infrastructure for AI. - GIGAZINE Stripe officially announces acquisition of OpenRouter to build economic infrastructure for AI. GIGAZINE
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Aug 20, 2026
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Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router - TechCrunch Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router TechCrunch
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Aug 18, 2026
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Stripe buys AI gateway OpenRouter - TechCentral.ie Stripe buys AI gateway OpenRouter TechCentral.ie
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Aug 18, 2026
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Stripe acquires AI gateway startup OpenRouter in $7B+ mega deal - Adgully.com Stripe acquires AI gateway startup OpenRouter in $7B+ mega deal Adgully.com
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Aug 18, 2026
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Who is going to be the 'OpenRouter' of Healthcare AI? Frontrunners for the HealthTech AI Gateway Standard - healthcare.digital Who is going to be the 'OpenRouter' of Healthcare AI? Frontrunners for the HealthTech AI Gateway Standard healthc…
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Aug 18, 2026
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Stripe agrees $7bn takeover of AI firm OpenRouter - Bloomberg - Finextra Research Stripe agrees $7bn takeover of AI firm OpenRouter - Bloomberg Finextra Research
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Aug 17, 2026
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Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7B+, Turning Model Routing Into a Payments Infrastructure Problem - forkast.news Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7B+, Turning Model Routing Into a Payments Infrastructure Problem forkast.news
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Aug 17, 2026
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Payments giant Stripe is about to drop over $7 billion to become a gateway to AI token sales - The Register Payments giant Stripe is about to drop over $7 billion to become a gateway to AI token sales The Register
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Aug 17, 2026
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Stripe’s Reported $7 Billion OpenRouter Deal Buys Micropayments Without a Blockchain - The Defiant Stripe’s Reported $7 Billion OpenRouter Deal Buys Micropayments Without a Blockchain The Defiant
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Aug 16, 2026
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Stripe Acquires AI Gateway OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion - Whalesbook Stripe Acquires AI Gateway OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion Whalesbook
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Jul 21, 2026
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OpenRouter Multibillion-Dollar Sale Talks Put AI Model Routing in Focus - WinBuzzer OpenRouter Multibillion-Dollar Sale Talks Put AI Model Routing in Focus WinBuzzer
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Jul 15, 2026
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OpenRouter Alternatives in 2026: Three AI Gateways Compared for Production Scale - HackerNoon OpenRouter Alternatives in 2026: Three AI Gateways Compared for Production Scale HackerNoon
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Jul 9, 2026
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Shiden Launches "LLM API" Allowing Multiple AI Models via Single API, 10% Discount Across All Models - finance.biggo.com Shiden Launches "LLM API" Allowing Multiple AI Models via Single API, 10% Discount Across All Models finance.biggo.com
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Jul 7, 2026
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Chinese AI models are gaining ground with U.S. companies as OpenAI, Anthropic costs surge - CNBC Chinese AI models are gaining ground with U.S. companies as OpenAI, Anthropic costs surge CNBC
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Funding & valuation history
May 26, 2026 · funding-research
OpenRouter raised a $113M Series B led by CapitalG at a ~$1.3B post-money valuation, with participation from NVentures, ServiceNow Ventures, MongoDB Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Databricks Ventures, AMP PBC, Pace Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Menlo Ventures.
May 26, 2026 · funding-research
OpenRouter raised $113 million in a Series B round led by CapitalG (Alphabet's independent growth fund), with participating investors including NVentures (NVIDIA), ServiceNow Ventures, MongoDB Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, and Databricks Ventures, at a post-money valuation of approximately $1.3 billion.
Jun 1, 2025 · funding-research
OpenRouter raised a $27.5M Series A led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Figma, and Fred Ehrsam.
Apr 1, 2025 · funding-research
OpenRouter raised a $12.5M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Apr 1, 2025 · funding-research
OpenRouter raised $28 million in a Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz at a post-money valuation of $500 million.
Feb 1, 2025 · funding-research
OpenRouter raised $12.5 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
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