Kazi Ahmed

Co-founder, Carbon6

E-commerceTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2021

Kazi Ahmed is a co-founder of Carbon6, the Toronto company that consolidated the scattered market of software tools for Amazon sellers. Launched in April 2021 with Justin Cobb and Naseem Saloojee, it acquired 16 companies and was bought by SPS Commerce for $301M CAD in early 2025. He spoke at TechTO in October 2024 about building through a hard market.

On the TechTO stage ×2

TECHTO17:37

Building in one of the toughest markets | Lessons learned as a Founder

TechTO · October 2024

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TECHTO TOGETHER19:02

Their part

Together LIVE from Rotman

Together · September 2024

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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2021. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Kazi ↗

In their words

everyone has a strategic plan until they get punched in the face

TechTO, Oct 2024 · watch at 01:19 ↗

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More from TechTO ×2

Newsletter

Pitches, Predictions and AcquisitionsThe TechTO newsletter · mentions Kazi

2025

Newsletter

How to build in a tough marketThe TechTO newsletter · mentions Kazi

2024

Around the web ×2

Article

Carbon6 to be acquired by US-based SPS Commerce for $301 million CAD to grow e-commerce merchant toolkitBetaKit

2025

Article

SPS Commerce plans $210 million acquisition of Carbon6Digital Commerce 360

2025

Quick answers

What is Kazi Ahmed known for?

Co-founding Carbon6 in 2021 and building it into an e-commerce software platform for marketplace sellers through 16 acquisitions, ending in a $301M CAD sale to SPS Commerce.

What did Kazi Ahmed speak about at TechTO?

'Building in one of the toughest markets' in October 2024 — the strategies that let Carbon6 build, grow and hold a product together through a difficult stretch for tech.

What did Kazi Ahmed do before Carbon6?

He worked at The Boston Consulting Group and at Betterfrost Technologies, PsyTechGlobal and Holimed Health Technologies.

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