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Patrick Collison - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Patrick Collison net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! The most well-known co-founder and CEO of the payment and technology company Stripe. He co-founded the business with the younger brother John in the year 2010. He was the youngest self-made billionaire along with John in the month of November of 2016. In this article, we will discover how old is Patrick Collison? Who is Patrick Collison dating now & how much money does Patrick Collison have?

NamePatrick Collison
First NamePatrick
Last NameCollison
OccupationEntrepreneur
BirthdaySeptember 9
Birth Year1988
Place of BirthDromineer
Home Town
Birth CountryIreland
Birth SignVirgo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsDenis Collison, Lily Collison
SiblingsJohn Collison, Tommy Collison
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Patrick Collison Biography

Patrick Collison is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on September 9, 1988 in Dromineer, Ireland. He was able to secure funding in Stripe through He received backing for Stripe from Elon Musk..

Patrick Collison (born 9 September 1988) is an Irish billionaire entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Stripe, which he started with his younger brother, John, in 2010. He won the 41st Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2005 at the age of sixteen.

Collison entered the 40th Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with his project on artificial intelligence (nicknamed ‘Isaac’ after Isaac Newton, whom Patrick admired), finishing as individual runner-up. He re-entered the following year, and won first place at the age of sixteen on 14 January 2005. His project involved the creation of Croma, a LISP-type programming language.

His parents have names: Lily as well as Denis. He has a younger brother who is named Tommy.

He was the winner of an award at the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the age of 16 in 2005. He was interviewed by WIRED25 in October, 2018.

Patrick Collison was born to Lily and Denis Collison in 1988. The eldest of three boys (two younger brothers, John and Tommy), he took his first computer course when he was eight years old at the University of Limerick and began learning computer programming at the age of ten.

Patrick Collison Net Worth

Patrick is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Patrick Collison's net worth $2.1 Billion. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He began to learn programming in the computer at age 10. He later went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before getting out.

Net Worth$2.1 Billion
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeEntrepreneur
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

On Good Friday of March 2008, Collison, aged nineteen, and his brother, aged seventeen, sold Auctomatic to Canadian company Live Current Media, becoming overnight millionaires. In May 2008 he became director of engineering at the company’s new Vancouver base. Collison attributes the success of his company to his win in the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

On 18 July 2009, at the age of 20 and following the publication of McCarthy Report, Collison outlined his ideas for the future of Ireland on popular talk-show Saturday Night with Miriam.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Both Collison and his younger brother John were featured on a young Irish persons rich list aired on an RTÉ television show during the 2008 Christmas period.

Who is Patrick Collison Dating?

According to our records, Patrick Collison is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Patrick Collison’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2010, Patrick co-founded Stripe, which received backing from Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Sequoia Capital.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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After attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a time, Collison dropped out. In 2007, he set up software company ‘Shuppa’ (a play on the Irish word ‘siopa’, meaning ‘shop’) in Limerick with his brother John Collison. Enterprise Ireland did not allocate funding to the company, prompting a move to California after Silicon Valley’s Y Combinator showed interest, where they merged with two Oxford graduates, Harjeet and Kulveer Taggar, and the company became Auctomatic.

His prize of a €3,000 cheque and a trophy of Waterford Crystal was presented to him by President Mary McAleese. His younger brother Tommy participated with his project on blogging in the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Patrick Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Patrick Collison celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.

In November 2016, the Collison brothers became the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, worth at least $1.1 billion, after an investment in Stripe from CapitalG and General Catalyst Partners valued the company at $9.2 billion.

When did Patrick Collison become a billionaire?

In November 2016, the Collison brothers became the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, worth at least $1.1 billion, after an investment in Stripe from CapitalG and General Catalyst Partners valued the company at $9.2 billion.

How much does Patrick Collison own of Stripe?

Net Worth Summary Collison’s fortune is derived from his calculated 14% stake in closely held Stripe, which has raised more than $2 billion from investors. The mobile payments startup received a $95 billion valuation during a March 2021 fundraising round, according to a company statement.

What did the Collison brothers invent?

It’s called Stripe, and this week the latest round of investments in it have given it a valuation of $95bn (£68.5bn). It was founded in 2010 by two smart young lads from rural Ireland – the brothers John and Patrick Collison – who were then aged 19 and 21 respectively.

How much did Stripe sell for?

Stripe is now valued at $95 billion, making it the most valuable private company in Silicon Valley.

Did the Collison brothers go to college?

John Collison
EducationCastletroy College
Alma materHarvard University
Known forCroma; Stripe
RelativesPatrick Collison (brother)
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