Stripe.

A financial technology company co-founded by John and Patrick Collison, building infrastructure for businesses to accept payments and manage commercial transactions.

A name. An offer. A business taking shape.

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AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY PORTRAITBy Made of Ambition

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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PEOPLE IN THIS STORY

John Collison Patrick Collison

EXPLORE THE FIELD

Technology

WHAT THE BUSINESS OFFERS

The work behind
the name.

Payments
Tools for accepting payments online and through supported channels.
Billing
Systems for subscriptions and recurring customer charges.
Developer infrastructure
APIs and documentation for integrating financial workflows.

01 / THE BUSINESS IN FOCUS

A shared company behind two founder stories.

Stripe approaches payments as infrastructure that a business can integrate into its own product. John and Patrick Collison co-founded the company, connecting software development with the practical need to move money when a customer buys something.

Payment acceptance is one part of a wider commercial workflow. Billing, subscriptions and related tools address what happens around the transaction. Developers encounter APIs and documentation; business teams encounter the operation of those financial processes. This is one shared company portrait, with separate biographies for the two brothers and their individual paths.

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