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    Meet 26yr Old John Collison, Youngest Billionaire In The World.

    John Collison (born 1990) is an Irish entrepreneur. He is best known for having co-founded Stripe with his brother, Patrick. The brothers are worth at least $1.1 billion each.


    In 2009, Collison (having returned to finish secondary school at Castletroy College ) received 8 A1 and 2 A2 grades in the Irish Leaving Certificate examination. He continued to study at Harvard University, commencing his studies in September 2009. Collison is a pilot and a pianist.

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

    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.

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