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Shopify Inc.

A maker of cloud-based e-commerce software, Shopify powers online storefronts for millions of merchants across more than 175 countries, with tools like Shopify Payments, Shopify Plus for larger businesses, and AI features such as Sidekick. It began in 2004 when founder Tobi Lütke built his own software to sell snowboarding gear online (a shop called Snowdevil), found other merchants wanted it too, and pivoted to launch Shopify in 2006. Fun fact: the company's early working name was Jaded Pixel, picked by a domain-name generator, before "Shopify" stuck.