In which Canadian city was Shopify founded in 2006?

Shopify was founded in Ottawa, Canada, in 2006.

The company grew out of an online snowboard shop called Snowdevil, created by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake. The founders were dissatisfied with the available software for running an online store, so Lütke built a new commerce platform. Shopify was launched publicly in 2006.

Rather than operating mainly as a retailer, Shopify provides tools that let businesses create and manage their own online stores. Its services include storefront design, product catalogs, checkout, payments, inventory, shipping integrations, and analytics. This makes Shopify a software and commerce-services company rather than a single marketplace like eBay.

Ottawa is an important part of Shopify’s identity, although the company later became international. A common mistake is to identify Toronto as its birthplace simply because Toronto is Canada’s largest city and a major technology center. Shopify’s founders started the business in Ottawa, where its headquarters were also established.