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Stripe kauft OpenRouter: 7,5 Mrd. für die KI-Story? – Alexander Meyer-Scharenberg (Alstin Capital)

from Startup Insider · host Jan Thomas, Alexander Meyer-Scharenberg (Alstin Capital), Lucas Lehmann

50x Bewertung für ein Produkt, das selbst keine KI ist. Warum zahlt Stripe 7,5 Milliarden? Alexander Meyer-Scharenberg ist Partner bei Alstin Capital, dem Münchner B2B-Software-VC mit Fintech-Track-Record. Bei Investments & Exits mit Jan Thomas erklärt er, wie OpenRouter mit 5,5 Prozent Flat Fee zur Mautstelle im KI-Stack wurde, warum der Preis Stripes IPO-Story finanziert und wo Agentic Commerce ins Spiel kommt. Über den Gast Alexander Meyer-Scharenberg ist Partner bei Alstin Capital, dem Münchner Early-Stage-Fonds von Carsten Maschmeyer. Seit über zehn Jahren arbeitet er mit Gründerinnen, Gründern, Investoren und Business Angels an der Schnittstelle von Hard- und Software, mit dem erklärten Ziel, aus großartigen Ideen großartige Unternehmen zu machen. Alstin Capital investiert europaweit in B2B-Software-Startups der Series A und unterstützt das Portfolio mit eigenen Ressourcen in Vertrieb, Marketing und PR. Fintech ist dabei Heimspiel: Zum Track Record zählen Orderbird (Exit an Nexi), Barzahlen (Exit an Paysafe) und die Corporate-Card-Plattform Pliant. Zu den Live Sessions:Alle unsere kommenden Live Sessions:https://sessions.startup-insider.com/session?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=shownotes Den beliebten Startup Insider Daily Newsletter kann man hier abonnieren: https://startup-insider.com/newsletter-anmelden/ **Startup Insider – der tägliche Podcast zur Startup- & Tech-Szene**Startup Insider liefert dir werktäglich kompakte News, Einordnungen und Interviews zu Startups, Venture Capital, Finanzierungsrunden, Exits und neuen Technologien.**Jetzt folgen & keine Folge verpassen** **Alle weiteren Podcasts, Newsletter, Events & Werbepartner findest du hier** : 🔗 https://linktr.ee/startupinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Stripe zahlt 7,5 Mrd. Dollar für OpenRouter. Alexander Meyer-Scharenberg (Alstin Capital) und Jan Thomas sezieren Bewertungssprung, Token-Ökonomie und die IPO-Fantasie hinter dem Deal.

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