BigCommerce
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | eCommerce |
| Founded | 2009 |
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| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, US |
Key people | |
| Products | Hosted Shopping Cart |
| Revenue | $219.9 Million(2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,300[1] |
| Website | www.bigcommerce.com |
BigCommerce Inc. is a NASDAQ-listed ecommerce platform that provides software as a service services to retailers.[2] The company's platform includes online store creation, search engine optimization, hosting, and marketing and security from small to Enterprise sized businesses.[3][4]
History
[edit]BigCommerce was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2009 by Australians Eddie Machaalani and Mitchell Harper, who met in an online chatroom in 2003.[5] One year after meeting, Machaalani and Harper launched their first company, Interspire, which evolved into BigCommerce.[5] The company opened its first United States office in Austin, Texas in 2009.[6]
The company raised $15 million in Series A funding from General Catalyst in July 2011.[7]
In 2014, the company expanded its presence on the West Coast, opening a San Francisco office and hiring personnel from PayPal and Amazon.[4] In 2015, BigCommerce acquired Zing, a checkout and inventory software startup.[8]
Brent Bellm, the former HomeAway COO who led HomeAway through its IPO, replaced Machaalani and Harper as CEO in 2015.[9]
BigCommerce partnered with Amazon in 2016 to provide its retailers with the capability to sync inventory across both channels.[10]
In 2019, the company opened its ecommerce platforms to legally-operating U.S.-based CBD and hemp merchants.[11]
In July 2020, BigCommerce filed for IPO.[2][12] The company went public on August 5, 2020.[13]
Services
[edit]BigCommerce provides software to businesses that helps them set up and manage online and mobile stores, handle payments and currency conversions.[14][15]
As of June 2020, BigCommerce served 60,000 online stores in 120 countries.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "BigCommerce SEC Filing".
- ^ a b Wilhelm, Alex (13 July 2020). "BigCommerce files to go public". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Mac, Ryan (19 November 2014). "SoftBank Continues E-commerce Kick As Bigcommerce Raises $50 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b Kokalitcheva, Kia (19 March 2014). "Bigcommerce grabs two key new hires and a new SF office to keep 'democratizing retail'". Venture Beat. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b Ryall, Jenni (19 November 2014). "2 Aussies who met in a chat room created a start-up valued at $500 million". Mashable.
- ^ Edgemon, Erin (3 September 2019). "First look: BigCommerce expands Austin HQ". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Rao, Leena (31 July 2011). "BigCommerce Raises $15 Million To Help Retailers Manage E-Commerce". TechCrunch.
- ^ Shu, Catherine (29 April 2015). "Bigcommerce Acquires Checkout And Inventory Software Startup Zing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Rao, Leanna (8 June 2015). "Bigcommerce adds payments, marketplace expertise with new CEO". Fortune. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Staff (12 October 2016). "BigCommerce has integrated its inventory tracking with Amazon". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Alcantara, Ann-Marie (20 August 2019). "BigCommerce Rolls Out Suite of Tools to Make Life Easier for CBD Brands". AdWeek. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b Savitz, Eric J. (July 14, 2020). "As Shopify Rallies, Online Rival BigCommerce Files for IPO". Barron's. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Tse, Crystal (5 March 2021). "BigCommerce Almost Triples Briefly in U.S. Trading Debut". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Alden, William (25 July 2013). "Revolution Fund Invests $40 Million in E-Commerce Start-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Levy, Ari (11 August 2020). "Before BigCommerce's 200% IPO pop, Intuit offered $1.5 billion for the software company". CNBC. Retrieved 9 February 2021.