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Scott Lake

Co-founder, Shopify

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Scott Lake co-founded Shopify in 2006 with Tobias Lutke and Daniel Weinand, after the three launched Snowdevil, an online snowboard store, in 2004. He is a former CEO of the company. BetaKit described him in May 2020 as co-founder and former CEO of Shopify and Source Metrics, and as an early-stage investor in Canada.

Scott hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Scott co-founded Shopify, which appears in 5 talks in the archive.

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Backed by Shopify co-founder Scott Lake, RiSC Capital launches new early-stage fund focused on deep techBetaKit
2020

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Did Scott Lake co-found Shopify?

Yes. BetaKit, on May 8, 2020, described him as "co-founder and former CEO of Shopify as well as Source Metrics." The Wikipedia entry for Shopify, checked September 2026, states the company was founded in 2006 by Tobias Lutke, Daniel Weinand and Scott Lake, after the three launched Snowdevil in 2004.

What does Scott Lake do now?

This could not be verified as of September 17, 2026. The most recent primary reporting located is BetaKit, May 8, 2020, which said Lake personally led the first close of RiSC Capital's early-stage deep-tech fund and quoted him on the need for experienced deep-tech investors in Canada. Aggregator sites list him at a firm called Hello Ventures, but no primary page confirmed that role.

Is Scott Lake still involved with Shopify?

No current involvement was found. Shopify's own About page, checked September 2026, does not name any founders and does not mention Lake. No page fetched in September 2026 showed him in a present-day Shopify role.

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