About
Stephen Pair is cofounder, President, and CEO of BitPay, Inc., and has more than 20 years of experience building software systems in the financial and telecommunications industries. His early career focused on languages, compilers, operating systems, and virtual machines, and he later developed an interest in financial markets, monetary systems, and cryptography, which contributed to the founding of BitPay with business partner Tony. He holds two patents in streaming analytics, is a member of YPO and an Endeavor Entrepreneur, and serves on the boards of BitPay, TechAlpharetta, and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.
Founder at BitPay
Intro paths
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In turn, Stephen can intro founders to BitPay's investors below.
BitPay's investors Β· 10
2020 VenturesAltai VenturesWestportDigital Currency GroupNew YorkFounders FundSan Francisco Β· $500K β $5M checksG SquaredChicagoIndex VenturesSan Francisco Β· $540K β $10.8M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeMenlo VenturesSan Francisco Β· $1M β $20M checksRRE VenturesNew York Β· $5M β $15M checksTTV CapitalAtlanta Β· $250K β $7M checks
Experience
- BitPay, Inc.CEOcurrent2011 β present
- BitPayCo-founder, CTO2011 β 2014
- IBMSenior Software Engineer and Development Manager2006 β 2011
Skills & more
Instrument Rated PilotSoftware Development24Agile Methodologies18SNMP7System Architecture7Cloud Computing22Shell Scripting13Unix31Solaris18
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stephen Pair?
- Stephen Pair is cofounder, President, and CEO of BitPay, Inc., and has more than 20 years of experience building software systems in the financial and telecommunications industries. His early career focused on languages, compilers, operating systems, and virtual machines, and he later developed an interest in financial markets, monetary systems, and cryptography, which contributed to the founding of BitPay with business partner Tony. He holds two patents in streaming analytics, is a member of YPO and an Endeavor Entrepreneur, and serves on the boards of BitPay, TechAlpharetta, and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.
- Where does Stephen Pair work?
- Stephen Pair is Founder of BitPay.
- What companies did Stephen Pair found?
- Stephen Pair founded BitPay.





