Shopify
Acquisition in 2023
Shopify Inc., headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, is a leading commerce company offering a cloud-based, multi-channel platform for small and medium-sized businesses worldwide. Its platform enables merchants to manage and grow their businesses across various sales channels, including web, mobile, social media, marketplaces, and physical retail. Shopify provides a suite of services, such as marketing tools, customer engagement, payments, and shipping, to simplify online store operations. The platform also offers a single view of business and customers, inventory management, order processing, and analytics. Shopify Plus, its enterprise-level offering, caters to high-volume merchants, providing customization options and powering global brands. As of 2021, Shopify powers over 1.7 million businesses in approximately 175 countries.