Stripe co-founder John Collison was in Dublin for the official opening of it’s new 14,500 sqm Irish HQ in Dublin today, where he spoke with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
Somewhat unusual in that it has two “global headquarters”, in Dublin and San Francisco, yesterday (9 October), Irish-founded payments giant Stripe officially opened its new Dublin HQ, with an invited audience of customers and local leaders hearing a fireside chat between co-founder John Collison and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
The new dual headquarters at One Wilton Park was formally opened by the Taoiseach, alongside Collison and Dublin-based chief revenue officer Eileen O’Mara. The fireside saw Collison and the Taoiseach discuss ways to ensure Ireland – and Europe – remain prosperous and competitive in the coming decades, driving Ireland’s start-ups and, of course, infrastructure.
“Stripe is proudly Irish and we’re thrilled to double down on our global operations here,” said Collison. “The Irish internet economy is sucking diesel, and this new headquarters will help us support growth for businesses all across Europe.”
Stripe says its new new dual headquarters will house expanding teams in engineering, product, operations and sales, and “bolster Stripe’s efforts to help its users adopt frontier technology – including AI and stablecoins – to grow faster”.
The company said it continued to invest in programmes “to accelerate scientific and technological progress in Ireland”, including the immersive software engineering course in the University of Limerick, the Patch youth accelerator and of course the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, which it recently became main sponsor of, taking over from BT Ireland.
“Stripe is a true Irish success story, powering the growth of millions of businesses at home and abroad,” said Taoiseach Micheál Martin. “We are committed to ensuring Ireland remains competitive on a global stage and an attractive home for businesses like Stripe to thrive in the long term.”
Stripe says that today it serves 70,000 Irish businesses and entrepreneurs, among them unicorns Wayflyer and Flipdish and institutions such as the GAA, adding 2,000 new Irish users every month. It added that 70pc of Irish users are selling internationally, collectively growing their cross-border payment volume by 37pc over the last 12 months.
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