Bryan Johnson (entrepreneur)
| Bryan Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University, The University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, Founder of Braintree |
| Website | |
| Braintree | |
Bryan Johnson is an American entrepreneur, best known as the founder of Braintree, an online and mobile electronic commerce payment provider, which sold to eBay in 2013 for $800 million.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Johnson graduated with a BA in International Studies from Brigham Young University in 2003.[5][6][7] He later attended the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[8]
In 2007, Johnson started Braintree while still in graduate school.[9][10] Braintree helps businesses accept credit card payments by providing a merchant account, payment gateway, recurring billing, and credit card storage.[11][12] Braintree does more than $8 billion in annual credit card processing, with $2 billion coming through mobile devices.[13][14] In 2011, Braintree ranked #47 in the Inc. 500 list.[15] In 2013, Braintree was acquired by eBay for $800 million.[16]
Since founding Braintree, Johnson has been on Crain's list of 40 Under 40 and was listed in its annual Tech 25 and Tech 50.[6][17][18]
References
- ↑ Chowdhry, Amit. "eBay Buys Braintree For $800 Million To Accelerate Its Mobile Payments Revenue". Forbes.
- ↑ Wortham, Jenna (August 16, 2012). "Braintree, a Payments Company, Buys Venmo for $26.2 Million". New York Times.
- ↑ Mitroff, Sarah (October 17, 2012). "Braintree Seeks Online Payment Domination". Wired.
- ↑ Altucher, James. "How To Go From $0 To $1,000,000 In Two Years". TechCrunch.
- ↑ Kravitz, Seth. "How Bryan Johnson has Taken Braintree to Explosive Growth in Three Years". Technori.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Crain's 40 Under 40". Chicago Business.
- ↑ "Founder Stories at 1871: Braintree's Bryan Johnson". Doejo. July 12, 2012.
- ↑ Bomkamp, Samantha. "EBay buying Chicago-based Braintree". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Bryan Johnson, founder and chairman, Braintree Inc.". SBNOnline.com. July 1, 2012.
- ↑ Edwards, Jim (December 14, 2012). "We're Jealous Of This Startup's Hammock-Filled Treehouse Office". Business Insider.
- ↑ Kim, Ryan (October 17, 2012). "With $35M in new funding, Braintree wants to take payments global". Gigaom.
- ↑ King, Rachel (October 17, 2012). "Digital payments platform Braintree raises $35M in VC funding". ZDNet.
- ↑ Lynley, Matthew (October 19, 2012). "Q&A With Payments Start-Up Braintree, Flush With $35 Million". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (August 16, 2012). "Online Payments Service Braintree Acquires Social Payments Startup Venmo For $26.2M". TechCrunch.
- ↑ "The 2012 Inc. 5000 List".
- ↑ Barr, Alistar. "PayPal agrees to acquire Braintree for $800 million". USA Today.
- ↑ "Crain's Tech 25". Chicago Business.
- ↑ "Crain's Tech 50". Chicago Business.