The Shopify Mafia
58 people came through Shopify and went on to found or lead other companies.
Tobias LütkeCEOFounded Shopify +1Craig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded Springtail +1Max MusingUXFounded Scholarly +1Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Ian CrosbyHead of Financial ServicesFounded Bench +1Zach KochDirector of Product ManagementFounded Fixie +1Ronny LiData AnalystFounded Thredd +1Chirag PatelVP Product & GM MoneyFounded PaysafeJonathan PomaDirector, Go-to-Market InitiativesFounded LoopMisha FrolovSr UX ManagerFounded More LabsBen ParrDeveloper Champion (Honorary)Founded Octane AILarry GadeaSystems Performance AdvisorFounded EnvoyTom JaklitschSoftware Engineering InternFounded OrderDave YenProductFounded RoomblockerKyle KaiserProduct ManagerFounded ChillabitAnthony De GuzmanSEO SpecialistFounded BreezefulFernando Gomez ArriolaHead of international business developmentFounded NexuUdara JayawardenaDeveloperFounded ClewAdam NeuwirthSenior Software EngineerFounded GalaxySebastian AlvaradoSenior Engineer, Financial ServicesFounded ValariKarine MellataData ScientistFounded VarianceRush ShahaniSoftware EngineerFounded Persana AIAndrew HoskinsSoftware Engineer InternFounded UpfrontMichal PándyProduction Engineer InternFounded MediSearchSamuel SanSoftware Engineer InternFounded RecipeUIMatthew WolfeSoftware Engineer InternFounded BeeBettorBaptiste CuminStaff machine learning engineerFounded RastroPapa Sougou WeleSenior software developerFounded RastroDylan PlayerDev Degree SWE InternFounded CodevisorNishant HoodaSoftware Engineering InternFounded DocketStephen NiSoftware Engineer InternFounded BlumaPranav BediSoftware EngineerFounded ModaMohammed Al-RasheedSoftware EngineerFounded ModaSaai AroraSoftware Engineer InternFounded ReplicasEyad AbdallaSoftware EngineerFounded Plena HealthMichael ZhouSoftware EngineerFounded CodagDavid LiSoftware Engineering InternFounded Induction LabsMax StoiberDirector of EngineeringFounded StellateDaniel WeinandCo-founderFounded ShopifyBirk JernströmDirector Of OperationsFounded PolarVeronika KolejakSoftware DeveloperFounded Better StackKaz NejatianVice President, Merchant ServicesFounded OpendoorRyan NingSoftware Engineering InternFounded SimulithicMatt ColyerDirector of Product Management - SidekickFounded EaselPablo MolinaVP, Shopify LogisticsFounded AvidbotsJess AnunaEnterprise Business ManagerFounded KlashaAlok AhujaOperations Director for Experts MarketplaceFounded TrexityJake GoodmanSoftware Engineer InternFounded FrateDoreen BlochSales & BDFounded PoshlyNayeem ZenStaff Software EngineerFounded PlutoPeter NsakaSenior Software EngineerFounded HandledJakob PizzeraStrategy & OperationsFounded OneVestRobert SaundersSoftware EngineerFounded OwnrightMark RyanSenior Product LeadFounded TrigNiall KellySenior Development ManagerFounded TrigPatrick MullenDirector of UX, Shopify Retail (Global)Founded TrigSimon Hørup EskildsenPrincipal EngineerFounded TurbopufferJustine LiSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded Turbopuffer
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Shopify mafia?
- The Shopify mafia is the network of 58 people who came through Shopify and went on to found or lead other companies, including Shopify, Springtail, Scholarly, Superpowered, Bench.
- Who is in the Shopify mafia?
- Notable members include Tobias Lütke (Shopify), Craig Soules (Springtail), Max Musing (Scholarly), Jordan Dearsley (Superpowered), Ian Crosby (Bench), Zach Koch (Fixie), Ronny Li (Thredd), Chirag Patel (Paysafe), among 58 tracked members.
- What companies did Shopify alumni found?
- Companies founded by Shopify alumni include Shopify, Springtail, Scholarly, Superpowered, Bench, Fixie, Thredd, Paysafe, Loop, More Labs.