BigCommerce
E-commerce company
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BigCommerce Inc. is a NASDAQ-listed ecommerce platform that provides software as a service services to retailers.[3][4][5] The company's platform includes online store creation, search engine optimization, hosting, and marketing and security from small to Enterprise sized businesses.[6][7]
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| Type | Public |
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| Industry | eCommerce |
| Founded | 2009 |
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| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, US |
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| Products | E-commerce software |
| Revenue | $342.3 million (2025)[2] |
Number of employees | 1,079 (2025)[2] |
| Website | www.bigcommerce.com |
History
BigCommerce was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2009 by Australians Eddie Machaalani and Mitchell Harper, who met in an online chatroom in 2003.[8] One year after meeting, Machaalani and Harper launched their first company, Interspire, which evolved into BigCommerce.[8] The company opened its first United States office in Austin, Texas in 2009.[9]
The company raised $15 million in Series A funding from General Catalyst in July 2011.[10]
In 2014, the company expanded its presence on the West Coast, opening a San Francisco office and hiring personnel from PayPal and Amazon.[7] In 2015, BigCommerce acquired Zing, a checkout and inventory software startup.[11]
Brent Bellm, the former HomeAway COO who led HomeAway through its IPO, replaced Machaalani and Harper as CEO in 2015.[12]
BigCommerce partnered with Amazon in 2016 to provide its retailers with the capability to sync inventory across both channels.[13]
In 2019, the company opened its ecommerce platforms to legally-operating U.S.-based CBD and hemp merchants.[14]
In July 2020, BigCommerce filed for IPO.[3][15] The company went public on August 5, 2020.[16]
In October 2024, Travis Hess replaced Brent Bellm as BigCommerce CEO.[17]
In 2025, the company launched its new parent brand, Commerce. The rebranded entity includes BigCommerce, Feedonomics and Makeswift, and operates under Commerce.com.[18]