Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison
In late November, Stripe, a company that helps businesses accept payments online, reached a $9.2 billion valuation, making it the most valuable financial technology startup.
The visionaries behind the company are John and Patrick Collison, the brother cofounders from Ireland, who are also now the youngest Irish billionaires following the latest round of funding.
The cash infusion put a cap on what turned out to be a big year for Stripe: Early in 2016, the company announced the launch of Atlas, a program to help entrepreneurs all over the world launch their own internet businesses. Stripe Radar, a new anti-fraud tool, bolstered the company’s offerings to big businesses.
And as more and more payments go online, expect more big things to come for Stripe’s cofounders.