# John Collison

> John Collison is a seed investor at Stripe backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 48 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stripe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stripe)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 48
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbcollison
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/collision
- Website: http://johncollison.ie
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/johncollison

John Collison is a President and Co-founder at Stripe. He attended Harvard University.John and his brother Patrick Collison started Stripe in 2010 while John was studying physics at Harvard. Their goal was to make accepting payments online simpler and more inclusive, after learning firsthand how difficult it was. Today, the 100+ person (andgrowing) Stripe team powers online businesses around the world.Before Stripe, John co-founded Auctomatic, which was acquired by Live Current Media in March 2008. Originally from Limerick, Ireland, John lives in San Francisco, California, where Stripe is based.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$15M |
| Series A | $13M–$31M |
| Series C | $20M–$170M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | 27% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 13% |
| SaaS | 5 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 5 | 10% |

88 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 33% |
| Series A | 14 | 29% |
| Series C | 6 | 13% |
| Series B | 5 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 31 | 65% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 10% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SendCutSend | SendCutSend is an online custom manufacturing service specializing in rapid, high-precision sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining. Customers simply upload their digital design files to get professional-grade parts manufactured and shipped to their door, with turnaround times as fast as 24 hours. | $110M | Series A | May 19, 2026 |  |
| The Interaction Company of California | Poke is an artificial intelligence assistant that functions as a single iMessage thread that links to files, calendars, and emails before acting. | $10M | Seed | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Centivax | Centivax is a healthcare-based agency that provides biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturing, and therapeutic services. | $37M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Entrepreneurs First | Entrepreneurs First provides programs that identify individuals interested in building technology companies and support them through the early stages of company formation. The organization evaluates applicants as individuals and brings selected participants into cohorts where they explore ideas, connect with potential cofounders, and form startupteams. Participants receive guidance on idea development, product validation, and company creation while preparing to seek venture funding. Entrepreneurs First also provides financial backing and structured programs that include workshops, mentorship, and networking with investors. Through these activities, the organization facilitates the transition from individual participants to newly formed startup companies. | $200M | Series D | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| MatX | MatX, a manufacturer of computer chips, is dedicated to constructing a computing platform for artificial general intelligence (AGI). Their specialty lies in creating hardware that combines profound domain experience tailored for large language models, graphics processing units, and various machine-learning models. By doing so, MatX aims to empowerdevelopers and programmers to enhance the efficiency, speed, and affordability of AI applications. | $500M | Series B | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Monaco | Monaco functions as a unified system of record, building total addressable market data, running outbound campaigns, capturing interactions, and managing pipeline activity within a single environment. It includes account databases, intent and signal tracking, sequencing tools, pipeline management, and call recording to support demand generationthrough conversion. Monaco automates account discovery, enrichment, and scoring to keep target markets current. Its onboarding process establishes TAM, configures sequences, overlays signals, and imports existing pipeline data from day one. | $25M | Series A | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| Flow Engineering | Flow is the first engineering data platform built for agile engineering teams. Flow helps teams stay integrated with the correct data, regardless of which tool they are working in. | $23M | Series A | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| The Interaction Company of California | Poke is an artificial intelligence assistant that functions as a single iMessage thread that links to files, calendars, and emails before acting. | $15M | Seed | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Rivan Industries | Rivan Industries designs and builds modular, vertically integrated, synthetic fuel plants. | $13.4M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| NewLimit | NewLimit specializes in treating age-related diseases to extend the human health span. It works on developing epigenetic reprogramming medicines to treat diseases with large unmet needs. | $130M | Series B | May 06, 2025 |  |

10 of 48 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Stripe

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the Internet. Stripe is a platform for commercial finance infrastructure. Stripe is used by millions of businesses, ranging from the biggest corporations in the world to the most ambitious startups, to take payments, increase revenue, and open up new business prospects.

5 contacts available at Stripe.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angelia Muller | Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelia-muller |
| Ben Eidelson | Project manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-eidelson |
| Chris Anderson | Finance & Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-anderson-f6a7 |
| Katie Dill | Head of Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katie-dill |
| Maia Josebachvili | M&A and Investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maia-josebachvili |

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## FAQ

### What does John Collison invest in?

John Collison invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is John Collison's check size?

John Collison typically joins rounds of $1M–$15M at Seed, $13M–$31M at Series A and $20M–$170M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds John Collison participates in.

### When did John Collison last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Collison closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 48 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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