What
Shopify is an ecommerce platform that allows individuals and businesses to create online stores. Shopify was founded by two snowboarding enthusiasts who wanted to create a better way to sell their snowboards.
Disrupting
The way people buy and sell, and structure retail enterprises, eliminating the barriers to entry in the brick-and-mortar world.
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON, Canada
CEO: Tobias Lütke, Co-Founder and CEO of Shopify
Year Founded: 2006
Number of Employees: 206 (260 projected full year 2013)
Funding: Shopify has raised $22 million.
Key Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, Georgian Partners, and FirstMark Capital
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