Stripe
John Collison is a co-founder and and the President of Stripe, a company that lets businesses and individuals accept payments over the internet.
In September 2019, Stripe raised a $250 million funding round with a valuation of $35 billion. John and his brother Patrick hatched the idea for Stripe while both were in college in Cambridge at MIT. The company's first payment was processed while both were on vacation in South America.
Stripe
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Stripe is a financial technology company specializing in payments. Millions of companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies across 45+ countries use Stripe to accept payments and manage their businesses online. In 2021, Stripe processed over $640 billion in payments, with over 50 businesses processing over $1 billion. Stripe’s software and APIs allow companies to accept payments and send payouts in over 135 different currencies and payment methods. Companies including online and in-person retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms and marketplaces with business use Stripe to beat fraud, send invoices, issue virtual and physical cards, get financing, manage business spend. Stripe has pre-built integrations for systems like Shopify, WooCommerce, NetSuite, and more. Brothers John and Patrick Collison co-founded Stripe in 2010.