Jim McKelvey

Founder

Co-founder of Block (formerly Square). St. Louis-based entrepreneur, glassblower, and author. Graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with degrees in economics and computer science. The inability to accept a credit card payment for his glass art inspired the creation of Square's card reader.

Overview

Companies
1
Roles
Founder

Companies

1 company
Block $590M
Public Founder

Financial technology company (formerly Square) building economic empowerment tools including the Square point-of-sale ecosystem, Cash App peer-to-peer payments, Afterpay buy-now-pay-later, and Bitcoin-focused initiatives.

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