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Stripe has been with us from the beginning. It helped us generate our first dollars of revenue, and helped enable our growth since 2018.
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, Co-founder and CEO, Runway
We’ve built our entire payment and billing tech stack on Stripe’s APIs. We can focus on pushing the boundaries of AI while our payments infrastructure evolves alongside us. It’s not just a platform; it’s a growth partner that understands the pace and potential of AI-driven businesses.
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Usage‑based billing lets us define meters in days, ingest real‑time usage from Lovable Cloud and bill accurately from day one – so we could launch Lovable Cloud and Lovable AI fast and scale.
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A$5,839,417.15
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A$4,244,870.34
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US$3,528,198.72
14:00
Yesterday
US$2,931,556.34
00:00
Now, 23:59
23:59
USD Balance
US$553,257.51
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US$102,633.07
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Payments
Succeeded
US$85,290.23
Uncaptured
US$65,810.50
Refunded
US$23,542.92
Updated today 07:50
Gross volume
+32.1%
US$39,274.29
US$29,573.54 previous period
20 Aug
Today
Updated today 07:50
Net volume from sales
+32.8%
US$39,274.29
US$29,573.54 previous period
20 Aug
Today
Updated today 07:50
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Payments in recovery
Automations
Growth
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US$3,528,198.72
+46.7%
1 Jan 2026
3 May 2026
MRR growth
US$3,528,198.72
1 Jan 2026
3 May 2026
Active subscribers
4,567
1 Jan 2026
3 May 2026
Active subscribers growth
4,567
1 Jan 2026
3 May 2026
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Jul 2025 — Jul 2026
Daily
Monthly
March
Starting balance
A$19,163,602.19
New deferred revenue
A$8,360,162.85
Deferred revenue outflow
A$5,279,854.87
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A$22,243,910.17
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A$5,839,417.15
Open
Closed
Jul 2025
Jul 2026
Deferred revenue
A$29,165,605.02
Open
Closed
Jul 2025
Jul 2026
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Jul 2026
Download
Recognised revenue previously deferred
A$1,216,752.67
Revenue from unbilled services
A$4,244,870.34
Less refunds
A$22.38
Less disputes
A$8,813.74
Less bad debt
A$190.56
Home
Payments
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Customers
Products
Billing
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Developers
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Today
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Net volume
US$3,528,198.72
14:00
Yesterday
US$2,931,556.34
00:00
Now, 23:59
23:59
USD Balance
US$553,257.51
Available to pay out
View
Payouts
US$102,633.07
Expected today
View
Overview
Payments
Succeeded
US$85,290.23
Uncaptured
US$65,810.50
Refunded
US$23,542.92
Updated today 07:50
Gross volume
+32.1%
US$39,274.29
US$29,573.54 previous period
20 Aug
Today
Updated today 07:50
Net volume from sales
+32.8%
US$39,274.29
US$29,573.54 previous period
20 Aug
Today
Updated today 07:50
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