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Harry Chemko

Co-founder, Elastic Path

E-commerce

Harry Chemko co-founded Elastic Path, the Vancouver commerce software company, in 2000, starting on a $15,000 loan. BetaKit reported he led it for two decades before handing over the CEO role in 2020 to become chief strategy officer. In 2024 he co-founded ShopVision, an AI competitive-analysis tool for e-commerce brands, where he is CEO.

Harry hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Harry co-founded Elastic Path, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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What company did Harry Chemko co-found?

Elastic Path, a Vancouver commerce software company. Techcouver reported on 2022-02-07 that Elastic Path was co-founded in 2000 by Harry Chemko, Mark Williams, Dave Koo, Ryan Orr and Jason Billingsley.

How did Elastic Path start?

BCBusiness reported on 2009-07-02 that Chemko and Mark Williams launched the company in 2000 at 19, fresh out of a university entrepreneurship program, with $15,000 borrowed from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, and began by designing websites before building an e-commerce application.

What role did Harry Chemko hold at Elastic Path?

The Globe and Mail described him on 2010-03-16 as co-founder and CEO. BetaKit reported on 2025-09-18 that he led Elastic Path for two decades and ceded the CEO role in 2020 to become chief strategy officer, a role it said he would keep while running ShopVision.

What is Harry Chemko working on now?

ShopVision, a Vancouver startup founded in 2024 that automates competitive analysis for e-commerce merchants. BetaKit reported on 2025-09-18 that it raised a $5.6 million CAD seed round led by Brightspark Ventures. ShopVision's about page, checked September 2026, lists him as Co-Founder/CEO.

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