Stripe
YC Summer 2009 ActiveEconomic infrastructure for the internet.
http://stripe.com ↗Thesis fit
Off-thesis
Outside your stated focus; easy to skip unless something exceptional.
Below your usual filter (40+)
Idea match
Moderate
How close the company’s idea is to your thesis statement
Sector
None
Overlap with sectors you care about
Geography
Unknown
Location unknown — scores 0
Your thesis: “We back exceptional technical founders building AI-first products and infrastructure, deploying $100K checks within 24 hours.”
Founder → stable
Traction → stable
Idea vs market → stable
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People
Patrick Collison
11.2
low confidence
John Collison
0.0
low confidence
Antoine Boulanger
career mapped
Okay Co-Founder and CEO (YC W20, acq. by Stripe). Former Eng Leader at Box, Google, Stripe
28.2
medium confidence
Joel Karacozoff
career mapped
Cofounder of Balto (W19). Now leading YC Partnerships @ Stripe. Angel investing with halolabs.app. Princeton grad and two-sport D1
25.7
medium confidence
Activity & evidence
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