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BigCommerce

BigCommerce Inc. is a NASDAQ-listed ecommerce platform that provides software as a service services to retailers.[2][3][4] The company's platform includes online store creation, search engine optimization, hosting, and marketing and security from small to Enterprise sized businesses.[5]

History

BigCommerce was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2009 by Australians Eddie Machaalani and Mitchell Harper, who met in an online chatroom in 2003.[6] One year after meeting, Machaalani and Harper launched their first company, Interspire, which evolved into BigCommerce.[6] The company opened its first United States office in Austin, Texas in 2009.[7]

The company raised $15 million in Series A funding from General Catalyst in July 2011.[8]

In 2014, the company expanded its presence on the West Coast, opening a San Francisco office and hiring personnel from PayPal and Amazon.[9] In 2015, BigCommerce acquired Zing, a checkout and inventory software startup.[10]

Brent Bellm, the former HomeAway COO who led HomeAway through its IPO, replaced Machaalani and Harper as CEO in 2015.[11]

BigCommerce partnered with Amazon in 2016 to provide its retailers with the capability to sync inventory across both channels.[12]

In 2019, the company opened its ecommerce platforms to legally-operating U.S.-based CBD and hemp merchants.[13]

In July 2020, BigCommerce filed for IPO.[2][14] The company went public on August 5, 2020.[15]

In October 2024, Travis Hess replaced Brent Bellm as BigCommerce CEO.[16]

In 2025, the company launched its new parent brand, Commerce. The rebranded entity includes BigCommerce, Feedonomics and Makeswift, and operates under Commerce.com.[17]

See also

  • Comparison of shopping cart software

External links

References

  1. BigCommerce SEC Filing^
  2. Alex Wilhelm. BigCommerce files to go public TechCrunch, 13 July 2020, retrieved 23 March 2021^
  3. William Alden. Revolution Fund Invests $40 Million in E-Commerce Start-Up The New York Times, 25 July 2013, retrieved 2 February 2021^
  4. Ari Levy. Before BigCommerce's 200% IPO pop, Intuit offered $1.5 billion for the software company CNBC, 11 August 2020, retrieved 9 February 2021^
  5. Ryan Mac. SoftBank Continues E-commerce Kick As Bigcommerce Raises $50 Million Forbes, 19 November 2014, retrieved 4 February 2021^
  6. Jenni Ryall. 2 Aussies who met in a chat room created a start-up valued at $500 million Mashable, 19 November 2014^
  7. Erin Edgemon. First look: BigCommerce expands Austin HQ Austin Business Journal, 3 September 2019, retrieved 11 February 2021^
  8. Leena Rao. BigCommerce Raises $15 Million To Help Retailers Manage E-Commerce TechCrunch, 31 July 2011^
  9. Kia Kokalitcheva. Bigcommerce grabs two key new hires and a new SF office to keep 'democratizing retail' Venture Beat, 19 March 2014, retrieved 2 February 2021^
  10. Catherine Shu. Bigcommerce Acquires Checkout And Inventory Software Startup Zing TechCrunch, 29 April 2015, retrieved 2 February 2021^
  11. Leanna Rao. Bigcommerce adds payments, marketplace expertise with new CEO Fortune, 8 June 2015, retrieved 4 February 2021^
  12. Staff. BigCommerce has integrated its inventory tracking with Amazon Business Insider, 12 October 2016, retrieved 11 February 2021^
  13. Ann-Marie Alcantara. BigCommerce Rolls Out Suite of Tools to Make Life Easier for CBD Brands AdWeek, 20 August 2019, retrieved 11 February 2021^
  14. Eric J. Savitz. As Shopify Rallies, Online Rival BigCommerce Files for IPO Barron's, July 14, 2020, retrieved 21 July 2020^
  15. Crystal Tse. BigCommerce Almost Triples Briefly in U.S. Trading Debut Bloomberg, 5 March 2021, retrieved 23 March 2021^
  16. Sarah Stafford. BigCommerce Appoints Travis Hess as CEO IntuitSolutions, 2024-10-03, retrieved 2025-02-26^
  17. Ashley Bowden. BigCommerce Rebrands Under New Parent Brand Commerce Built in Austin, August 5, 2025, retrieved October 4, 2025^