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Square

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Square is a revolutionary service that enables anyone to accept credit cards anywhere. Square offers an easy to use, free credit card reader that plugs into a phone or iPad. It’s simple to sign up. There are no extra equipment, complicated contracts, monthly fees or merchant account required.

Co-founded by Jim McKelvey and Jack Dorsey in 2009, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Saint Louis and New York City.

Milestones

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  Square added Vinod Khosla as Board.
  Posted 1/16/12 at 1:48pm
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  Square added Paul Mckellar as Founding Team. (6/1/09)
  Posted 12/9/11 at 12:34pm
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  Square added Tristan O'Tierney as Co-Founder. (2/11/09)
  Posted 11/16/11 at 5:26pm
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  Square added Shuvo Chatterjee as Consumer Products. (10/1/11)
  Posted 11/9/11 at 8:45pm
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  Square added Megan Quinn as Director of Products. (5/1/11)
  Posted 9/15/11 at 10:32pm
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  Square added Lawrence Summers as Board Member.
  Posted 8/5/11 at 2:46pm
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  Square added Mary Meeker as Board Member.
  Posted 6/29/11 at 5:15pm
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  Square added Vinod Khosla as Board Member. (6/7/11)
  Posted 6/7/11 at 2:45pm
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  Square added Bob Lee as CTO. (1/1/10)
  Posted 3/28/11 at 6:30pm
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  Square added Roelof Botha as Board Member.
  Posted 2/2/11 at 1:40pm
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  Square added Keith Rabois as Chief Operating Officer. (8/25/10)
  Posted 8/25/10 at 4:11pm
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  Square added Buzz Andersen as iPhone Engineer. (9/1/09)
  Posted 3/20/10 at 3:39pm
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  Square added Andrew Rasiej as Investor.
  Posted 1/26/10 at 3:01pm
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  Square added Greg Kidd as Advisor.
  Posted 12/1/09 at 2:05pm
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  Square added Alyssa Milano as Advisor.
  Posted 12/1/09 at 2:05pm
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  Square added Ryan Gilbert as Advisor.
  Posted 12/1/09 at 2:05pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Square Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 10/19/09

Above: Square Screenshot -- #2
Uploaded: 12/1/09

Above: Square Swiping
Uploaded: 1/11/11

Sources

1. Company Communication [edit]
2. Square Rounds Up $27.5M Led By Sequoia For Mobile Payments (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. Visa Makes A Strategic Investment In Disruptive Mobile Payments Startup Square (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. Square Closes That $100 Million Round, Mary Meeker Joins Board (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. Sir Richard Branson’s Investment In Square Was $3 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
6. Square Starts 2011 with A New Round At A Big Valuation (techcrunch.com) [edit]
7. Square Now Processing $1 Million In Mobile Payments Per Day (techcrunch.com) [edit]
8. Visa Makes A Strategic Investment In Disruptive Mobile Payments Startup Square (techcrunch.com) [edit]
9. Mo’ Money: Square Now Processing $3 Million A Day In Mobile Payments (techcrunch.com) [edit]
10. Square Raising New Round, Joining Billion Dollar Valuation Club (techcrunch.com) [edit]
11. Square Card Case (squareup.com) [edit]
12. Square Register (squareup.com) [edit]
13. Square Now Processing $4 Million In Mobile Payments Per Day (techcrunch.com) [edit]
14. Processing $11 Million A Day, Jack Dorsey Says: “We Don’t Want To Make Square All About Taxi Cabs” (techcrunch.com) [edit]