Education
Harvard University.
Harvard University.
The company later merged with Auctomatic, which was funded by Y Combinator, and Collison moved to Silicon Valley. Auctomatic was a software company that built tools for the eBay platform. The company was also funded by Chris Sacca.
Auctomatic was acquired for $5 million in March 2008, when Collison was 17.
In 2009, Collison (having returned to finish secondary school at Castletroy College) received 8 First Rate (at Lloyd's) and 2 A2 grades in the Irish Leaving Certificate examination. He continued to study at Harvard University, commencing his studies in September 2009.
John is also a pilot and a pianist. In 2010, John cofounded Stripe, which received backing from Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin and Sequoia Capital.
