10 Stripe alumni who founded companies
These Stripe alumni who founded companies held roles at Stripe ranging from engineer and designer to chief technology officer before starting the companies they run today. A reader can learn how people who worked at Stripe went on to build companies, from the founders themselves.
Professionals to explore
Alex Komoroske
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder, CEO · Common Fabric
Alex Komoroske was Head of Corporate Strategy at Stripe from 2021 to 2024, and has been Co-Founder, CEO of Common Fabric since 2024.
Alex Norcliffe
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Co-founder · Era Finance
Alex Norcliffe was Head of Design & Product, stripe.com at Stripe from 2019 to 2022, and has been CEO & Co-founder of Era Finance since 2022.
Alex Vogenthaler
LinkedInExperience: CEO & co-founder · Grounded Agents
Alex Vogenthaler was GM for Payments, Connect, Global and Consumer at Stripe from 2020 to 2024, and has been CEO & co-founder of Grounded Agents since 2025.
Cyril Mathew
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder & CEO · Latitude
Cyril Mathew was Head of Networks(Visa/MC), Issuer Partnerships, and Expansion (EMEA) at Stripe from 2021 to 2022, and has been Co-Founder & CEO of Latitude since 2025.
David Singleton
LinkedInExperience: Co-founder & CEO · Dreamer
David Singleton was Chief Technology Officer at Stripe from 2018 to 2024, and has been Co-founder & CEO of Dreamer since 2024.
Krishnan Rajagopalan
LinkedInExperience: Founder, CEO · Manif AI
Krishnan Rajagopalan was Global Head - Expansion and Strategic Partnerships at Stripe from 2024 to 2026, and has been Founder, CEO of Manif AI since 2026.
Martin del Rosario
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder and CEO · Portare
Martin del Rosario was Head of Global Payments Performance at Stripe from 2020 to 2022, and has been Co-Founder and CEO of Portare since 2025.
Michael L. Manapat
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder and CEO · Rowspace
Michael L. Manapat was Head of Applied Machine Learning at Stripe from 2013 to 2019, and has been Co-Founder and CEO of Rowspace since 2024. A profile highlight says the Stripe role covered the Applied Machine Learning group, including Stripe's Radar.
Michael Villar
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Founder · Height
Michael Villar worked at Stripe as an engineer and designer from 2013 to 2017, and has been CEO, Founder of Height since 2017.
Vincent Durieux
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder & CEO · Switstack
Vincent Durieux was Head of Hardware, Stripe Terminal at Stripe from 2021 to 2022, and has been Co-Founder & CEO of Switstack since 2023.
Choose the right perspective
Start with the founder whose work at Stripe sat closest to the problem you are weighing, whether that was engineering, design, strategy or partnerships. Use the founding year shown for each company to decide whether you want a fresh view of the first year or a longer one.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did your time at Stripe shape the kind of company you chose to build?
- 02Who did you bring in first, and how did you decide on that first hire?
- 03What surprised you most about running a company compared with working at Stripe?
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About this directory
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