Details

Last Funding Type

Series A

Last Funding Money Raised

$7M

Industries

E-Commerce,E-Commerce Platforms,Enterprise Software,SaaS

Founded date

Jun 2, 2004

Number Of Employee

5001 - 10000

Operating Status

Active

Stock Symbol

nyse:SHOP

Legal Name

Shopify Inc.

Also Known As

Shopify Data Processing (USA) ,Shopify Payments ,Shopify

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.

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	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Feb 1, 2012 Select Start Studios	Android	—	—	Detail
Aug 1, 2013 Jet Cooper	Advertising	—	—	Detail
Apr 13, 2016 Kit	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail
Oct 3, 2016 Boltmade	Big Data	acquihire	—	Detail
Dec 5, 2016 Tiny Hearts	Gaming	acquisition	—	Detail