John and Patrick Collison have spent 15 years building Stripe into one of the world’s most valuable private companies. And their recent M&A activity shows they are just getting going.
The startup based in New York was most recently valued at $1.3 billion, but could fetch around $10 billion in a sale, write Berber Jin, Lauren Thomas, and Kate Clark, The Wall Street Journal.
Backed by Stripe's John Collison and chaired by Strong Roots founder Sam Dennigan, the Abbeyleix guesthouse is no ordinary hospitality business. Dennigan and Cúán Greene, the culinary architect behind the project, explain why.
The country has produced industrial titans and dealmakers. The Collisons have taken a different route, embedding Stripe at the heart of global commerce and thinking in decades, not quarters.
The energy start-up was co-founded by Don O’Leary, the former site lead at Stripe in Ireland. It raised €1.5m from climate investors but is now being wound up with backers made whole.
The payments giant is seeking funds owed to it by the US investment firm over a deal to provide services to its now-bust Australian airline Bonza.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Stripe co-founder talks about resisting the IPO rush, the returns of long-term vision, and why Ireland’s economic future depends on rediscovering strategic ambition.
Asked about the global turmoil triggered by Trump, Stripe co-founder John Collison had “nothing new to say”. This might be the wisest approach.
Billionaire businessman John Collison isn’t just investing in infrastructure—he’s reshaping Weston Airport into a hub for light aviation, pilot training, and public service flights. For Collison, it is not just business, it is personal.
Even as head of sales at Stripe, Ed Moore couldn’t sign up customers to use a single payment system covering all countries. His new employer Payrails aims to fix that.
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