Founder of a listed tool
John Collison
Co-founder and President, Stripe, named behind the TaxJar listing on Anchor Terminal.
What John builds
TaxJar C · Tax calculation & compliance
TaxJar is Stripe's US sales tax service for businesses that sell across states. Its REST API calculates tax for an order, looks up rates by address, records orders and refunds for reporting, and stores exempt customers.
Co-founder and President, Stripe, researched 28 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Mark Faggiano CEO of TaxJar at its 2021 acquisition by Stripe
- Patrick Collison Co-founder and CEO, Stripe
Questions
Who is John Collison?
John Collison co-founded Stripe with his brother Patrick in 2010 and is its president. Before Stripe the brothers built Auctomatic, a Y Combinator-funded company making tools for eBay sellers, which was acquired in 2008.
What does TaxJar (Stripe) make?
Anchor Terminal lists TaxJar from TaxJar (Stripe). TaxJar is Stripe's US sales tax service for businesses that sell across states. Its REST API calculates tax for an order, looks up rates by address, records orders and refunds for reporting, and stores exempt customers.
How are John's tools graded?
TaxJar is graded C, 57.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (3)
Not the same person as John Collison (OpenAI and Stripe, Stripe, LLC, Stripe), John Collison (Tempo and Stripe), as far as the research can tell, since the listings name them at different companies with different or no profiles.
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