Stripe
Stripe to recruit hundreds of software engineers in Dublin
New hires will be in addition to the 1,000 jobs announced for Ireland earlier this year at the online payments company
Stars of Stripe: The online payments company is set to float, but how will it go and what does it mean for the Collison brothers?
Patrick and John Collison once boasted they ‘could increase the GDP of the internet’. Now they stand on the cusp of an IPO which could value their company at up to $200 billion.
The billion dollar question: How can more Irish companies achieve unicorn status?
Ireland is punching well above its weight in the global technology sector, with companies such as Workhuman and Intercom among those classed as ‘unicorns’ – firms valued at $1 billion or more. And while there are impediments to growth, that number seems set to increase
Stripe chief defends Europe’s place in global tech industry
Patrick Collison wrote in the Economist that the European tech sector is worth four times more than it was five years ago, attracting 15 per cent of global venture capital
Square deal on the cards for Irish businesses, says firm’s European executive director
Jason Lalor says Square, a €94 billion payment tech company co-founded by Jack Dorsey, sees Ireland as much more than a test bed for expansion into Europe
The Profile: John and Patrick Collison, founders of Stripe
The Tipperary tech prodigies have seen their payments platform balloon to $95 billion in value. Now they plan to create 1,000 high-quality jobs in Ireland
Vincent Boland: Go-faster Stripe could soon hit some bumps in the road
The Collison brothers now control the most valuable private company in Silicon Valley, with Stripe estimated to be worth $95 billion. But every new slate of investors makes their lives a little more complicated
Analysis: Stripe announcement shows Dublin will become key to company’s global strategy
Large expansion in Ireland rather than California proves importance of European market to the Collison-founded company
Stripe now the most highly valued fintech start-up
The company, now worth $95 billion, is to create 1,000 jobs in Dublin over the next five years
The Profile: Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and board member of Stripe
The former governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada hopes his new post on the board of Stripe, one of the most valuable private companies in the world, will help mitigate the effects of climate change
Carney a ‘good friend’ to Ireland after banking crash
The newest appointee to the board of Stripe was Bank of Canada governor when he helped the shell-shocked government cope with the disaster
Mark Barry: We need to ensure Ireland’s small businesses can now go global
The SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan launched last month aims to ensure that Irish companies are set up for success, but even when trading within the single market, national regulations and tax rules can be a hindrance to expansion
Collison brothers lend backing to drone start-up Manna Aero
The billionaire siblings, who are behind the Stripe payments system, have invested in the start-up founded by Bobby Healy
Observers believe that all signs point to Stripe going public
Analysts say targeted high-level hiring points to such a move, and that conditions are just right
