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John Collison | |
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| Born | August 6, 1990 Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Castletroy College |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Auctomatic; Croma; Stripe |
| Relatives | Patrick Collison (brother) |
John Collison (born 1990) is an Irish entrepreneur. He is best known for having co-founded Stripe with his brother, Patrick. The brothers are worth at least $1.1 billion each, after San Francisco-based Stripe raised $150 million from CapitalG, an investment division of Google parent company Alphabet, and General Catalyst Partners.
Biography
In 2007, Collison founded "Shuppa" with his older brother Patrick in Limerick, Ireland.[2] The company later merged with Auctomatic, which was funded by Y Combinator,[3] and Collison moved to Silicon Valley.[citation needed]
Auctomatic was a software company that built tools for the eBay platform.[4] The company was also funded by Chris Sacca.[5] Auctomatic was acquired for $5 million in March 2008, when Collison was 17.[6][7][8][9]
In 2009, Collison (having returned to finish secondary school at Castletroy College) received 8 A1 and 2 A2 grades in the Irish Leaving Certificate examination. He continued to study at Harvard University, commencing his studies in September 2009.[10] Collison is a pilot[11] and a pianist.[12]
In 2010, Collison co-founded Stripe, which received backing from Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin, and Sequoia Capital.[13]
In November 2016, the Collison brothers became the world's youngest self-made billionaires, worth at least $1.1 billion, after an investment in Stripe from CapitalG and General Catalyst Partners valued the company at $9.2 billion.[14]
References
- ^ "John Collison". Forbes. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Shuppa Bebo profile".
- ^ "Y Combinator FAQ".
- ^ "VentureBeat".
- ^ "Chris Sacca's blog".
- ^ McDonald, Henry (28 March 2008). "The Guardian". London, UK.
- ^ "Getting right down to business in TY". The Irish Times. 4 April 2008.
- ^ "BBC News". 27 March 2008.
- ^ McBride, Louise (28 December 2008). "The Irish Independent".
- ^ "Harvard next on menu for knowledge-hungry dot.com high flyer". The Irish Times. 9 September 2009.
- ^ "40 under 40". 20 November 2011.
- ^ "The Irish Times". 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Stealth Payment Startup Stripe Backed By PayPal Founders". 28 March 2011.
- ^ Mac, Ryan. "Stripe Investment Makes Cofounder The World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 28 November 2016.