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Patrick Collison

Co-founder and CEO of Stripe; angel investor

Companies: MetaArc InstituteStripeStellar Development Foundation
Education: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCastletroy College
Based in: San Francisco
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Patrick Collison

Patrick Collison is the co-founder and CEO of Stripe, which builds programmable financial services and infrastructure for internet businesses.

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Meta

Apr 2025 — Present

Board Member

Board MemberMeta · Apr 2025 — Present

Arc Institute

2021 — Present

Co-Founder

Co-FounderArc Institute · 2021 — Present

Stripe

2010 — Present

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Co-founded Stripe and leads the financial-infrastructure company as CEO.

Co-founder and Chief Executive OfficerStripe · 2010 — Present

Stellar Development Foundation

Until Present

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AdvisorStellar Development Foundation · Until Present

Auctomatic

Jan 2007 — Jan 2008

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CofounderAuctomatic · Jan 2007 — Jan 2008

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Castletroy College

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AMA with Patrick and John Collison

Full video AMA with Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison.

Building Stripe: Hiring, Product, and the CEO’s Role

Patrick Collison explains Stripe’s early hiring, product decisions and the changing responsibilities of a CEO.

patrickcollison.com

Fast

Patrick Collison’s collection of unusually rapid achievements in software, engineering, and infrastructure, with sources and questions about why progress slows.

Stripe’s 2025 annual letter

Patrick and John Collison examine faster startup growth, international businesses, capital access, stablecoins, and a five-stage framework for agentic commerce.

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