We all like hearing and reading about the success stories of famous individuals or companies, don't we?
 Here, I will tell you the story of Shopify with the help of a timeline.
Today, it may be one of the best in its field but like almost everything, Shopify too made a small start in June 2006.
So, let's not waste any precious time and look at some of the most important events for Shopify.

 


2006
   Founded by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake.
These guys were originally attempting to open Snowdevil, an online snowboarding equipment store. Left frustrated with the services of existing e-commerce products, Lütke, a computer programmer built his own based on Ruby on Rails. In June 2006, Shopify was launched by the group.

2009
   Launched an application programming interface (API) platform and App Store which allows developers to create applications for Shopify online stores and then sell them on the Shopify App Store.

2010
   Launched a free mobile app on the Apple App Store.
The app lets Shopify store owners view and manage their stores from iOS mobile devices.

   Named Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Company by the Ottawa Business Journal.

   Received $7 million from an initial series A round of venture capital financing in December.

2012
    In February, Shopify acquired Select Start Studios Inc, a mobile software developer and 20 of the company's mobile engineers and designers

2013
   Acquired Jet Cooper, a 25-person design studio based in Toronto in August.

   Announced the launch of Shopify Payments, which allowed merchants to accept credit cards without requiring a third party payment gateway

2014
   Hosted around 120,000 online retailers and was ranked 3 in Deloitte’s Fast50 in Canada, as well as 7 in Deloitte’s Fast 500 of North America.

    Earned $105 million in revenue in 2014, twice as much as it raised in 2013.

2015
    On April 14, filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange.

    Went public on May 21.

    In September, Amazon.com announced that it would be closing its Amazon Webstore service for merchants, and had selected Shopify as the preferred migration provider.

2016
    On October 3, acquired Boltmade.

    In November, partnered with Paystack which allowed Nigerian online retailers to accept payments from customers around the world.

   On November 22, launched Frenzy, a mobile app that improves flash sales.

   On December 5, acquired Toronto-based mobile product development studio Tiny Hearts.

2017
    In January, announced integration with Amazon that would allow merchants to sell on Amazon from their Shopify stores.

    In April, introduced a Bluetooth enabled debit and credit card reader for brick and mortar retail purchases.


2018
    In September, announced plans to locate thousands of employees in Toronto's King West neighborhood in 2022 as part of the "The Well" complex, jointly owned by Allied Properties REIT and RioCan REIT.

2019
     In January, announced the launch of Shopify Studios, a full-service television and film content and production house.

    On March 22, ended an integration agreement with email marketing platform MailChimp over disputes involving customer privacy and data collection.

    In April, announced an integration with Snapchat to allow Shopify merchants to buy and manage Snapchat Story ads directly on the Shopify platform.


    In May, acquired Handshake, a business-to-business e-commerce platform for wholesale goods. The Handshake team was integrated into Shopify Plus, and Handshake founder and CEO Glen Coates was made Director of Product for Shopify Plus.

   And that's the end of our story but I'm sure a new chapter is being added every once in a while. So, keep searching for some great updates while you use one of the best online e-commerce platforms.
That's Shopify for you.