The record amount of capital funneled into U.S. startups this year meant massive valuation gains for a handful of top companies. The value of fintech business Stripe, which benefited from new enthusiasm around digital financial services amid the pandemic, climbed $13.5 billion this year to $36 billion, for example. Stripe’s currently in talks with investors about a new round of capital,...
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