Shopify

Shopify is an e-commerce platform founded in 2006. The company offers a suite of tools and services that enable businesses to create and customize their own online stores, manage inventory and orders, process payments, and market their products. Tobi Lütke serves as CEO. Competitors include Amazon, WooCommerce, and Magento.

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Jessica Lessin’s 2026 Tech Predictions

By The Information Staff · Dec 10, 2025 6:56am PST · 2 comments

In her annual predictions video summit, our founder and Editor-in-Chief Jessica Lessin set the stage for a pivotal year in technology. Drawing on insights from our global newsroom, she outlined the key themes and critical questions that will define the industry in 2026. While we have long made it a practice to look ahead, the current... In her annual predictions video summit, our founder and Editor-in-Chief Jessica Lessin set the...

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Eventbrite Punches Exit Ticket

By Martin Peers · Dec 2, 2025 5:00pm PST

For all the venture capitalist–inspired hype around tech startups, it’s always good to remember that many are too niche to ever amount to anything—and should never go public. We got a reminder of that on Tuesday when Italian conglomerate Bending Spoons said it would buy ticketing firm Eventbrite for $500 million in cash. That’s a stunning... For all the venture capitalist–inspired hype around tech startups, it’s always good to remember...

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Forget Humanoids: Silicon Valley Is Going Nuts Over a Pixar-Like Robot

By Abram Brown · Nov 28, 2025 8:28am PST · 6 comments

Until recently, Mehul Nariyawala had a surefire way to kill a conversation at a Silicon Valley cocktail hour. All he had to do was tell someone what product his startup, Matic, hoped to sell: a robot that’s part vacuum, part mop. “What they would almost always then ask is, ‘That’s not the only product you’re doing: There’s more going on, right?’... Until recently, Mehul Nariyawala had a surefire way to kill a conversation at a Silicon Valley...

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Visa and Mastercard Are Moving Fast Into Stablecoins

By Yueqi Yang · Nov 21, 2025 6:00am PST

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Visa and Mastercard Are Moving Fast Into Stablecoins

By Yueqi Yang · Nov 21, 2025 6:00am PST

Visa and Mastercard are moving quickly to embrace cryptocurrencies for payments, to take advantage of the rising popularity of stablecoins in developing countries and fend off competition from merchants trying to circumvent their networks. The companies ramped up their crypto payments business overseas and have been looking for acquisitions or... Visa and Mastercard are moving quickly to embrace cryptocurrencies for payments, to take...

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Robotics Data Startup Raises $40 Million Led By Bessemer

By Rocket Drew · Nov 12, 2025 8:12am PST

Before we get to today’s column, Steph and Sri broke news Tuesday night about a flurry of investments VCs are making in so-called “neolabs,” or new labs hoping to exploit approaches to developing AI models and research they say major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic may have overlooked.These include companies like agent startup Isara, which... Before we get to today’s column, Steph and Sri broke news Tuesday night about a flurry of...

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How Anthropic’s Claude Code Helped Brex Write 80% of a New Codebase

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Nov 5, 2025 7:00am PST

Coding and financial services are two of the most common domains that people cite when I ask about the most promising applications of artificial intelligence. Now we have an example that combines both of them.Wednesday morning, corporate card issuer Brex announced a series of new “agentic” products, powered by Anthropic’s Claude models, that aim... Coding and financial services are two of the most common domains that people cite when I ask...

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Perplexity Takes On Amazon

By Martin Peers · Nov 4, 2025 5:00pm PST

Cue the violins. Perplexity on Tuesday accused Amazon of bullying it by demanding that the AI startup no longer allow its users to send their AI assistants to Amazon to buy stuff. The startup, which is an expert at public relations theatrics, published a long blog post entitled “Bullying Is Not Innovation,” in which it claimed to be “fighting... Cue the violins. Perplexity on Tuesday accused Amazon of bullying it by demanding that the AI...

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The Neo Robot Economy

By Abram Brown · Nov 1, 2025 7:00am PDT

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The Neo Robot Economy

By Abram Brown · Nov 1, 2025 7:00am PDT

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Benchmark’s high-stakes pressure test • Artificial Intelligence: The VCs who turned vibe code into whimsical passion projects• Artificial Intelligence: Venerable Casio’s surprise hit? An AI robopet • WTF: Behind the scenes at our summit for the most powerful and influential... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Benchmark’s high-stakes pressure...

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Benchmark’s AI Pressure Test: High Prices, Smaller Stakes—and a Poached Star

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Oct 31, 2025 9:49am PDT · 2 comments

Last year, Benchmark, the storied venture capital firm, embarked on a lavish courtship of Brendan Foody, founder and CEO of Mercor, a startup that fills a lucrative niche in AI by hiring workers to train AI programs. First, General Partner Victor Lazarte chatted with Foody over Zoom. Then Peter Fenton, the firm’s longest-tenured active GP, took... Last year, Benchmark, the storied venture capital firm, embarked on a lavish courtship of Brendan...

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What Google, Meta and Microsoft Numbers Revealed

By Martin Peers · Oct 29, 2025 5:00pm PDT

Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on AI—again. And the cost is mounting. Meta Platforms reported Wednesday that its increased investment in AI, both for hiring star AI researchers and for investing billions in data centers, hurt its operating profit margins and squeezed its free cash flow by one-third in the third quarter. Since the end of last... Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on AI—again. And the cost is mounting. Meta Platforms reported...

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OpenAI Moves Up the Stack: Why Every Software Incumbent is Now a Target

By The Information Staff · Oct 29, 2025 1:24pm PDT

OpenAI is moving beyond its role as a technology partner, transforming its model lead into a multi-front assault on established software giants. This pivot positions the company not just as a supplier, but as a formidable application competitor, aiming to own the entire user workflow in markets like productivity, consulting, and e-commerce. This... OpenAI is moving beyond its role as a technology partner, transforming its model lead into a...

How Shopify’s Leadership Shake-Up Affects Its Push for Growth

By Ann Gehan · Oct 29, 2025 6:00am PDT

How Shopify’s Leadership Shake-Up Affects Its Push for Growth

By Ann Gehan · Oct 29, 2025 6:00am PDT

Things have never been better for Shopify. The e-commerce firm’s stock is trading near all-time highs. And a recent deal with OpenAI has put Shopify in a position to capitalize on AI-fueled shopping by easily allowing its merchants to sell products through ChatGPT. And yet Shopify is seeing the kind of executive turnover normally associated with... Things have never been better for Shopify. The e-commerce firm’s stock is trading near all-time...

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Can AI Deliver What Shoppers Want?

By Li Haslett Chen · Oct 22, 2025 8:34am PDT · 4 comments

Much of the rhetoric around commerce and AI imagines a revolution in how we find and buy things. OpenAI joined the discourse when it announced that you can buy directly through ChatGPT via partnerships with Walmart, Shopify and Etsy—all powered by Stripe. They’re not alone. AI answer engine Perplexity launched one-click checkout with... Much of the rhetoric around commerce and AI imagines a revolution in how we find and buy things....

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Bessemer Bets on War Worries in Europe

By Cory Weinberg · Oct 16, 2025 2:38pm PDT

The name of Bessemer Venture Partners is tied closely with the cloud software boom of the 2010s. The backer of Twilio, Shopify and Zoom even created its own Nasdaq index of cloud software companies, which I look at often to track the ups and downs of the market.But it’s not a good time to be a software investor. That index of cloud stocks has... The name of Bessemer Venture Partners is tied closely with the cloud software boom of the 2010s....