No, they don’t. There’s an appreciable difference between a company selling newly issues shares to fund their corporate expenses, and arranging a liquidity eve

No, they don’t. There’s an appreciable difference between a company selling newly issues shares to fund their corporate expenses, and arranging a liquidity event for your employees. That’s what they are explaining in that paragraph. Obviously it can be very much in their interest to do this, while it is still also true that “Stripe does not need this capital to run its business.”