Shopify | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

Shopify is a leading global commerce company that provides trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage retail businesses of any size. With a platform engineered for reliability, Shopify enhances the shopping experience for consumers and powers millions of businesses in over 175 countries, including well-known brands like Allbirds, Gymshark, and PepsiCo.

🛍️ Shopify Product and Pricing News

• Cloudfo launched an AI finance app on the Shopify App Store.
• Shopify merchants can now accept payments in USDC through integration with Solana Pay, offering a fast and cost-effective alternative to traditional payment processors.
• Shopify now offers seamless integration with Calaméo for enhanced product visibility and a smoother shopping experience.
• Shopify has launched Shopify Magic, a free suite of AI-powered tools that automate tasks like generating product descriptions and managing inventory to help merchants enhance customer engagement and increase sales.
• Swap launched an AI-powered returns solution for brands using Shopify to improve efficiency and customer retention.

• Shopify recently improved Liquid DX with features like smart completions in VS Code, instant server startup in CLI, and bulk operations in GraphQL Theme API.
• A new CLI tool was released to address missing environment variable functionality in Shopify Extensions, enhancing security and scalability for developers.
• Shopify released a WebXR demo of 'Shopify Black Friday' for Meta Quest and Vision Pro users.

👔 Shopify CEO, Management and Leadership Team

• Kaz Nejatian

  
  Chief Operating Officer
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• Zuha Qazi

  
  Chief of Staff to CFO
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• Tia Silas

  
  Chief People Officer
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• Kate Royer

  
  Chief of Staff
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• Bobby Morrison

  
  Chief Revenue Officer
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• Stewart Jones

  
  Chief of Staff to the President, Shopify
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• Kyle Horne

  
  Shopify Engineer & Military Officer
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• Nikunj Suthar

  
  CEO • Sibyll Software Pvt. Ltd. • CTO • Webinopoly Inc. • Shopify Expert & Consultant • We need to change the way organizations talk, listen and share on the web.
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• Harley Finkelstein

  
  Shopify President
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• Josh Rice

  
  Vice President
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• Mattie Toia

  
  Vice President of Infrastructure
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• Derek Kan

  
  Vice President
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• Rukmani Subramanian

  
  Vice President, Revenue Operations
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• Tobias Lutke

  
  CEO, Shopify
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• Fidji Simo

  
  CEO and Chair
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• Liat Zakay

  
  CEO & Founder Donde Search (acquired by Shopify)
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• FODILULLAHI AGBOOLA

  
  Founder/CEO of Fluzonix
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• Stephany Nielsen

  
  Expansion Pack to Chief Financial Officer
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• Gustavo Velarde

  
  Office of the COO, Business Performance
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⚔️ Shopify Alternatives and Competitors

• BigCommerce
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• Salesforce
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• Oracle
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• SAP
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• eComchain
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• Kibo
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• Intershop
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• Adobe
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• Shift4Shop
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• Squarespace
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• Wix
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• GoDaddy
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• Hostinger
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• Ecwid
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• WooCommerce
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• PrestaShop
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• Square
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• Big Cartel
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• CoreCommerce
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• Magento
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• PinnacleCart

💼 Shopify Hiring and Layoffs

• Farhan Thawar, VP and Head of Engineering at Shopify, leads over 1,000 engineers and emphasizes a high-intensity culture with practices like pair programming.
• Judith van Dijk has joined Shopify as EMEA Marketing Director in the United Kingdom, previously serving as Fractional CMO at DJfan.
• Jason Winnie has left Shopify as Senior Director of Operations in the United States to join GroWrk as Vice President of Global Operations.
• Stephanie Mace has joined Shopify as Lead, Partner Management in the United States, previously serving as Vice President at One Rockwell.
• Natalia Salei has joined Shopify as a Senior Fraud Analyst in Canada, previously serving as Risk & Fraud Team Lead at Bally's Interactive.

• Keith Punches has left Shopify, where he served as Talent Attraction, Go-To-Market in the United States, to join Realtor.com as a Senior Technical Recruiter.
• Shopify is hiring Technical Support Specialists in Canada for a fully-remote position.
• Maria Faye Francisco has joined Shopify as a Partner Manager in the United States, previously working as a Partner Account Manager at Intuit.

🤖 Shopify Developer, Integration and Automation News

• Lady Gaga launched a headless store using Shopify with design by Yung Studio and build by Commerce-UI.
• Shopify partners with Operation HOPE to provide program grants and resources to selectees at Albany State University.
• Shopify powered the launch of Skims' NYC flagship store, created by Kim Kardashian.
• Shopify is collaborating with Perplexity to integrate its merchants and products into the Perplexity Shopping experience, including support for 'Shop Pay' checkout.
• Shopify has partnered with global digital agency DEPT® to offer integrated commerce solutions using technology and AI to support business growth.

• On November 30, Shopify became the first brand to partner with Sphere to display real-time data visualization on the Exosphere, showcasing live merchant sales during Black Friday.
• Typetheta London promotes Shopify as the platform for building new e-commerce stores in 2025.
• W3lead, a Shopify Plus Partner, successfully migrated Jennyfer's site from Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify Plus, enhancing its e-commerce experience with custom design and optimized management tools.

📈 Shopify Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

• Shopify's B2B gross merchandise value surged by 132% in Q4 2024, with President Harley Finkelstein noting a record monthly GMV in November.
• Shopify achieved $11.5 billion in global sales during the BFCM weekend, a 24% increase from last year, with over 76 million people purchasing from Shopify-powered brands.

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