From Tipperary to Silicon Valley: how Stripe became vital cog in digital economy

Brothers Patrick and John Collison’s online payments empire is now valued at $95bnThe latest fundraising round by the digital payments firm Stripe has boosted the net worth of its co-founders, Patrick and John Collison, to about $11.5bn (£8.3bn) each, catapulting them into the top bracket of the world’s millennial billionaires. Not bad for two brothers from the tiny Tipperary village of Dromineer, population: barely 100. Related: Silicon Valley's Stripe valued at $95bn after fundraising Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/17/from-tipperary-to-silicon-valley-how-stripe-became-vital-cog-in-digital-economy #technology_sector #business #programming #computing #technology #san_francisco #ireland #europe #us_news #entrepreneurs #financial_sector