Ottawa · Seed–Growth
Founder mafia
The Shopify mafia →33 people who came through Shopify went on to found or lead other companies.
+ 21 more
What they invest in
from 12 of 13 portfolio companiesDeveloper Tools ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4SaaS ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3E-commerce ×3Fintech ×3Marketing Tech ×3
HQs:United States×7Nigeria×1
Investments · 13 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 17 dated
Klaviyo is an AI-powered CRM platform for B2C brands that integrates customer data, marketing automation, customer service, and analytics in a unified solution.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Andrew Bialecki(Co-founder and Co-CEO)Ed Hallen(Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inBenjamin Cook(Executive Officer)Landon Edmond(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Medici(Director)inPing Li(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAvenir Growth CapitalCross Creek AdvisorsGlynn Capital ManagementHarmony PartnersSquareOne Capital+3 more
Gorgias offers a voice/phone support product that centralizes calls, emails, and SMS into one helpdesk, with features like interactive voice response, call routing, and transfers.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Romain Lapeyre(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesAlvenAmplify Partners CVCRV (Charles River Ventures)GreycroftSapphire Ventures+1 more
Triple Whale is an intelligence platform for ecommerce brands that unifies marketing attribution, marketing mix modeling, and incrementality measurement, with an AI assistant that analyzes real-time data and takes media-buying actions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechColumbus, US
Cherniv Ivan(Chief Technology Officer)Orbach Avraham(Secretary & CEO)Blank Maxx(President & Treasurer, COO)Maxx Blank(Founder)inAJ OrbachIvan Chernykh
Co-investorsGround Up VenturesNFX
Codat provides APIs and data products that connect to accounting, banking, ERP, and commerce platforms, turning that data into standardized integrations and forward-looking insights.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Peter Lord(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Canapi VenturesIndex VenturesJP Morgan ChasePlaid
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder & CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)Christopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Ronen(Director)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAndreessen Horowitz+37 more
Huddle Labs was the New York consumer-social company that launched the Huddle peer-support video app in 2017, pivoted the same team and legal issuer into beauty review and livestream-commerce network Supergreat in 2018, sunset Huddle in 2019 and shut Supergreat on December 15, 2023; most employees then joined Whatnot, but no acquisition of the company was publicly confirmed.
Creator EconomyNew York, US
Tyler Faux(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)Dan Blackman(Co-founder and design leader)Enid Hwang(Head of Community and Marketing)Savannah Scott(Marketing Manager - Live Streaming; previously Editorial Director)
BoardMiles Grimshaw associated with early investment(Board member (Thrive Capital))Sarah Tavel(Benchmark general partner and Series A board member)
Co-investorsGreenoaksK5 GlobalShrug CapitalThird Kind Venture CapitalThrive CapitalBenchmark
Nomba offers banking and payment processing services to businesses across Africa, with a focus on Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
FintechLagos, NG
Yinka Adewale(Founder/CEO)inPelumi Aboluwarin(Founder/CTO)inAdeyinka Adewale(Founder)
Co-investors4DX VenturesHelios Digital VenturesNecessary VenturesY CombinatorBase10 PartnersKhosla Ventures+3 more
Reown provides developer tools built on WalletConnect for connecting users to crypto wallets across EVM, Solana, Bitcoin and other chains, with support for social/email logins, Sign in with Ethereum, and multichain authentication.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investors1k(x)1kxCoinbase VenturesSC VenturesTriton CapitalConsenSys+8 more
Sanity provides a content operations platform built on a structured content database where JSON documents and code-defined schemas power web, mobile, and AI agent applications through a single API.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Magnus Hillestad(Executive Officer, Director)Simen Svale Skogsrud(Director)Even Westvang(Director)Raman Kapur(Executive Officer)Christian Flaaten(Executive Officer)Oyvind Rostad(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureCaribbean Export Development AgencyCoinFundHeavybitICONIQ+6 more
Supergreat operated an online community platform focused on beauty and product reviews; the service has since wound down and directs its community to Whatnot.
ConsumerE-commerceSocial
Co-investorsShrug CapitalTq Ventures LlcBenchmarkGreenoaksK5 GlobalShrug+1 more
thirdweb provides a developer platform for building web3 applications, offering tools for creating and managing tokens, bridging and swapping across blockchain networks, and wallet infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsBitDAODraft Ventures LlcFoundersHaun VenturesMantle NetworkShrug Capital+2 more
WalletConnect provides wallet connection infrastructure enabling decentralized applications to interact with blockchain wallets across multiple networks and platforms.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechNewark, US
Pedro Gomes(Founder and Director - WalletConnect Foundation)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesDeepTech VenturesOddiyana VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)1kxFigment+1 more
Columbus, US
Kyle Hency(Director)Corbett Morgan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMatthew Gartland(Director)Jonathan Poma(Director)David Wardell(Director)
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)FirstMark CapitalLerer HippeauPeterson VenturesRidge Ventures
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioKlaviyo, Inc.NYSE: KVYO
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKlaviyo, Inc. · marketbeat.com · Jul 15, 2026
Flexport · wwd.com · Jul 13, 2026
Sanity · represent.no · Jan 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Shopify invest at?
- Shopify invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Shopify focus on?
- Shopify focuses on Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Shopify located?
- Shopify is headquartered in Ottawa, CA.
- Who does Shopify co-invest with?
- Shopify most often shares deals with Greenoaks, K5 Global, Shrug Capital, among 5 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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