Patrick Collison@patrick
Patrick Collison

CEO of Stripe, Co-Founder of Arc Institute

O-1A
EB-1A Green Card
US Citizen

San Francisco

  • Grew up in rural Ireland, started coding at age 10.
  • Co-founder & CEO of Stripe.
  • Trying to increase the GDP of the internet.
  • Fascinated by progress, science, and how things get built.
  • People underestimate how much they can just do things.
Timeline

1988
Age -11

Born on September 9, 1988, in Dromineer, County Tipperary, Ireland. He shows an early interest in technology, starting to program at the age of 10.

2005
Age 6

Wins the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for creating a new programming language, showcasing his exceptional technical talent.

2007
Age 8

Drops out of MIT after one year to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. Co-founds Auctomatic with his brother John, a platform to assist eBay sellers, which they sell for $5 million in 2008, making Patrick one of Ireland’s youngest self-made millionaires.

2010
Age 11

Co-founds Stripe with John Collison to solve the problems of broken payments infrastructure for online businesses. They join Y Combinator’s Winter 2010 batch and secure initial funding for Stripe.

2021
Age 22

Stripe becomes one of the most valuable private companies globally, with a valuation of $95 billion. Under Patrick’s leadership, Stripe powers millions of businesses worldwide and continues to innovate in the payments and fintech space.

Fun Facts
  • Collects old encyclopedias, because they contain perspectives from a different period of time.
  • Holds a private pilot's license and often flies small planes for leisure.
  • Considered becoming a historian. Ended up pivoting to payments, though.