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John Collison

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

John Collison is a President and Co-founder at Stripe. He attended Harvard University.

John and his brother Patrick Collison started Stripe...

Investor Profile

John Collison has backed more than 39 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 3 rounds, about 8% of its total and boasts 5 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series C rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, Ireland.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Stage Focus

  • Seed (41%)
  • Series A (26%)
  • Series C (18%)
  • Series B (10%)
  • Series Unknown (5%)

Country Focus

  • United States (87%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Ireland (3%)
  • France (3%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Enterprise Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Information Technology
  • Productivity Tools
  • Software Engineering
  • Developer Apis
  • Robotics
  • Internet
  • Saas
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does John Collison frequently co-invest with?

Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 7
South Park Commons
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
TechNexus Venture Collaborative
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 2
Google Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
Liquid 2 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Index Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 6
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
Accel
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does John Collison often collaborate with?

JD
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
PB
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 3
DG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
NF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 18
PC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 16
AD
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 3
Daniel Gross
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 14
FE
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
JK
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
EG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 11

What are some of recent deals done by John Collison?

Rivan Industries

Lewisham, Lewisham, United Kingdom

Rivan Industries designs and builds modular, vertically integrated, synthetic fuel plants.

IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringRenewable Energy
SeedMay 21, 2025
Amount Raised: $13,427,793
NewLimit

South San Francisco, California, United States

NewLimit is a biotech company developing epigenetic therapies to extend human healthspan by reprogramming aging cells.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth Care
Series BMay 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $130,000,000
Cortex

San Francisco, California, United States

Cortex is the leading internal developer portal empowering engineering teams to do their best work.

Developer PlatformHealth CareInformation TechnologyMental HealthPrecision MedicineProductivity ToolsSoftware
Series CSep 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
The Bot Company

San Francisco, California, United States

The Bot Company a household robot startup.

Robotics
SeedMay 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $150,000,000
Cognition

San Francisco, California, United States

Cognition is an applied artificial intelligence lab that focuses on reasoning and code.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyInternet
Series AMar 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $21,000,000
Matic

Mountain View, California, United States

Matic is a technology startup that provides AI-powered indoor robots.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machinery ManufacturingRobotics
Series ANov 2, 2023
Amount Raised: $24,000,000
Rain Industries

Alameda, California, United States

Every wildfire starts small. Rain contains wildfires within 10 minutes of ignition with autonomous drones.

Drone ManagementDronesPublic Safety
SeedSep 21, 2023
Amount Raised: $9,700,000
Qase

Austin, Texas, United States

Qase is a test management platform built for dev and QA teams.

Information TechnologyInternetSoftware
Series AAug 25, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,700,000
Terraform Industries

Burbank, California, United States

Terraform Industries manufactures carbon-negative natural gas by extracting CO2 from the atmosphere.

Clean EnergyEnergyOil and GasRenewable Energy
SeedApr 30, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Polywork

New York, New York, United States

Polywork is a social networking platform that allows professionals to collaborate with eachother.

CollaborationInformation TechnologyProfessional NetworkingSocial Network
Series BApr 16, 2023
Amount Raised: $28,000,000