LemonStand was a Canadian e-commerce company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that developed cloud-based computer software for online retailers.[1] LemonStand was shut down on June 5, 2019.[2]

LemonStand
Developer(s)LemonStand eCommerce Inc.
Written inPHP
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeShopping cart, Webshop
LicenseSoftware as a service
Websitelemonstand.com Edit this on Wikidata

History

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LemonStand Version 1 was launched on July 28, 2001. It is written in the PHP programming language.[3]

Version 1 was released as an on-premises proprietary licensed software, and the commercial license was not free. However, there was a free trial license available.

June 2012, LemonStand raised seed funding from the BDC Venture Capital, and a group of angel investors.[4]

December 20, 2013, a cloud-based SaaS version of the LemonStand eCommerce platform was released publicly.

May 9, 2014, LemonStand and Payfirma, a payments processing company, partnered to provide integrated services for online retailers.[5]

May 3, 2016, LemonStand raised funding from BDC Venture Capital and Silicon Valley–based angel investors.[6]

March 5, 2019, LemonStand announced their intention to shut down on June 5, 2019.[7] LemonStand was quietly acquired by Mailchimp at the end of February.[8]

Pricing

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LemonStand offers three levels of service plans. LemonStand does not charge any transaction fees.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mohammad, Qasim. After years in the slow lane, Canada’s e-commerce ecosystem is booming Canadian Business. February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "LemonStand". lemonstand.com. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. ^ McNeil, Patrick (2010). The web designer's idea book. more of the best themes, trends and styles in website design (1st ed.). Cincinnati, Ohio: HOW Books. pp. 78. ISBN 978-1-60061-972-4.
  4. ^ Lewis, Rob (2012). Canadian Startup Raises Seed Funding from BDC and Angels. Techvibes.
  5. ^ So, Candice. "LemonStand and Payfirma team up to cover e-commerce bases". IT World Canada.
  6. ^ Galang, Jessica (2016). "Lemonstand Raises $1.25 Million To Continue Product Development On Ecommerce Platform". Betakit.
  7. ^ "LemonStand". lemonstand.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  8. ^ "Before breaking up with Shopify, Mailchimp quietly acqui-hired LemonStand, a Shopify competitor". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  9. ^ Robie, Erik. "LemonStand Review by Merchant Maverick". Merchant Maverick. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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