Shopify is a cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses.
Shopify is a cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business.Shopify offers online retailers a suite of services including marketing, customer engagement, payments, and shipping tools to simplify the process of running an online store for small merchants. They launched an application programming interface (API) platform and App Store that allows developers to create applications for Shopify online stores and then sell them on the Shopify App Store.The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Tesla, Red Bull, Nestle, GE, Kylie Cosmetics, and many more.Shopify was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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May 21, 2015 | IPO | $131M | — | — | — | Detail |
Dec 11, 2013 | Series C | $100M | 6 | Insight Partners OMERS Ventures | — | Detail |
Oct 17, 2011 | Series B | $15M | 4 | Bessemer Venture Partners | — | Detail |
Dec 13, 2010 | Series A | $7M | 4 | Bessemer Venture Partners FirstMark | — | Detail |
Jan 1, 2007 | Seed | $250K | 1 | Klister Credit | — | Detail |
Date
Company Name
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Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
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Nov 3, 2022
WalletConnect
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Series Unknown | $12.50M | Cryptocurrency | Yes |
Oct 26, 2022
WATI - WhatsApp Team Inbox
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Series B | $23M | Messaging | — |
Aug 25, 2022
thirdweb
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Series A | $24M | Blockchain | — |
Aug 15, 2022
Gorgias
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Series C | $30M | Computer | Yes |
Aug 2, 2022
Klaviyo
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Corporate Round | $100M | Advertising | Yes |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Insight Partners | Yes | Series C |
OMERS Ventures | Yes | Series C |
Klister Credit | Yes | Seed |
Bessemer Venture Partners | — | Series C |
Felicis Ventures | — | Series C |
FirstMark | — | Series C |
Georgian | — | Series C |
AMKA Holdings | — | Series A |
Shopify has acquired 15 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Select Start Studios on Feb 1, 2012. They acquired Select Start Studios for 0.
Date
Company Name
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Industry | Acquisition Type | Price | |
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Feb 1, 2012
Select Start Studios
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Android | — | — | Detail |
Aug 1, 2013
Jet Cooper
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Advertising | — | — | Detail |
Apr 13, 2016
Kit
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Advertising | acquisition | — | Detail |
Oct 3, 2016
Boltmade
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Big Data | acquihire | — | Detail |
Dec 5, 2016
Tiny Hearts
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Gaming | acquisition | — | Detail |