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{{Infobox person
| name = Bryan Johnson {{Verified}}
| image = File:Bryan Johnson Flow.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Provo, Utah]], US
| alma mater = [[Brigham Young University]] (BA)<br>[[The University of Chicago]] (MBA)
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| occupation = Entrepreneur, business executive
| known_for = Founder, CEO of [[Kernel (neurotechnology company)|Kernel]], [[OS Fund]], [[Braintree (company)|Braintree]]
| website =
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'''Bryan Johnson''' (born August 22, 1977) is an American entrepreneur,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Altucher|first1=James|title=How To Go From $0 To $1,000,000 In Two Years|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/04/how-to-go-from-0-to-1000000-in-two-years/|publisher=TechCrunch|date=May 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Where>{{cite web|last1=Kravitz|first1=Seth|title=How Bryan Johnson has Taken Braintree to Explosive Growth in Three Years|url=http://technori.com/2010/12/116-how-bryan-johnson-has-taken-braintree-to-explosive-growth-in-three-years/|publisher=Technori}}</ref>
He was also the founder, chairman and CEO of
==Early life==
Johnson was born in
Johnson graduated with a BA in International Studies from
==Career==
===Early ventures===
Johnson launched three startups between 1999 and 2003. The first, which sold cell phones, helped pay his way through
Johnson also started two other businesses. Inquist, a
===Braintree===
Johnson founded Braintree in 2007.<ref name="Stories2">{{cite web|date=July 12, 2012|title=Founder Stories at 1871: Braintree's Bryan Johnson|url=http://doejo.com/blog/founder-stories-at-1871-braintrees-bryan-johnson/#.VGTuPfnF9EM|publisher=Doejo}}</ref><ref name="USAT2">{{cite web|last1=Barr|first1=Alistair|date=September 26, 2013|title=PayPal agrees to acquire Braintree for $800 million|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/09/26/paypal-braintree-acquisition/2874891/|access-date=May 3, 2015|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> The company was 47th on
By September 2013, the company announced it was processing $12 billion in payments annually, with $4 billion of that on mobile.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deamicis|first1=Carmel|date=September 20, 2013|title=Mobile payments are one-third of Braintree's business|url=http://pando.com/2013/09/20/mobile-payments-are-one-third-of-braintrees-business/|access-date=May 3, 2015|publisher=Pando Daily}}</ref> Shortly afterward, on September 26, 2013, the company was acquired by
===OS Fund===
In October 2014, Johnson announced the creation of OS Fund, which he backed with $100 million of his personal capital.<ref name="Founder" /> The venture capital fund invests in companies that use artificial intelligence and machine learning in fields including advanced materials, computationally derived therapeutics,
The fund has invested in companies including Ginkgo Bioworks,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Limas|first1=Marianna|date=March 18, 2015|title=Ginkgo Bioworks secures $9 million in a Series A financing|url=https://synbiobeta.com/ginkgo-bioworks-secures-9-million-in-a-series-a-financing/|accessdate=2020-09-15|publisher=SynBioBeta}}</ref> NuMat Technologies<ref>{{cite web|date=April 26, 2018|title=NuMat Technologies closes $12.4M funding round|url=https://www.finsmes.com/2018/04/numat-technologies-closes-12-4m-funding-round.html|accessdate=2020-09-15|publisher=FinSMEs}}</ref> and Arzeda.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cosgrove|first1=Emma|date=November 30, 2017|title=Update: Arzeda closes Series A on $15.2m for plant-based computational protein production, led by OS Fund|url=https://agfundernews.com/arzeda-raises-12m-series-a-for-computational-protein-production-from-plants.html|accessdate=2020-09-15|publisher=AgFunderNews}}</ref>
===Kernel===
Johnson founded
By July 2020,
=== Blueprint ===
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== Recognition ==
Recipient of the
Bryan was featured in the 2020 documentary, ''I Am Human'', about brain–machine interfaces.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I AM HUMAN {{!}} 2019 Tribeca Film Festival|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/i-am-human-2019|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Tribeca}}</ref>
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''Code 7'' has received Wishing Shelf Book, Royal Dragonfly Book, and Mom's Choice awards. ''The Proto Project'' has received the Mom's Choice and Purple Dragonfly Awards.{{cn|date=May 2022}}
Johnson has also contributed one chapter to the book ''Architects of Intelligence: The Truth About AI from the People Building it'' (2018) by the American futurist
==Personal life==
Johnson has three children.<ref name="Johnson" /> He was previously engaged to
He was raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but left the Church when he was 34.<ref>{{cite podcast|url=http://thisweekinstartups.com/bryan-johnson-os-fund/|title=Episode 579: Founder Bryan Johnson sold Braintree to build an extraordinary world with OS Fund and next-level synthetic biology, A.I., space tools, transportation, and more|website=This Week in Startups|host=Jason Calacanis|date=September 18, 2015|access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> He is a pilot and has climbed
==See also==
* Sweeney, Brigid (2011).
* Edwards, Jim (December 14, 2012).
* Mitroff, Sarah (October 17, 2012).
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