
commercetools
Founded Year
2006Stage
Series C | AliveTotal Raised
$302MValuation
$0000Last Raised
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About commercetools
commercetools develops a cloud-based e-commerce platform. It provides commerce solutions built on modern microservice-based, application programming interface (API)-first, cloud-native, and headless (MACH) principles. Its platform offers an application programming interface to create custom payments, checkout, social commerce, and marketplace. It was founded in 2006 and is based in Munich, Germany.
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Headless commerce refers to an e-commerce architecture where the front-end presentation layer is decoupled from the back-end commerce functionality. This allows for greater flexibility and agility in creating unique customer experiences across multiple channels, such as mobile apps, social media, and voice assistants. The market for headless commerce solutions is growing rapidly as businesses seek…
commercetools named as Leader among 15 other companies, including Elastic Path, Shopware, and Spryker.
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commercetools Patents
commercetools has filed 1 patent.
The 3 most popular patent topics include:
- Application programming interfaces
- Data management
- Information technology management

Application Date | Grant Date | Title | Related Topics | Status |
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6/12/2018 | 8/18/2020 | Application programming interfaces, Software architecture, Information technology management, Web frameworks, Data management | Grant |
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Related Topics | Application programming interfaces, Software architecture, Information technology management, Web frameworks, Data management |
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Latest commercetools News
Sep 5, 2023
News provided by Share this article Share toX MUNICH, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- commercetools , the global leader in composable commerce, today announced the appointment of Dan Murphy as its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 1, 2023. Murphy is a senior financial executive who brings over two decades of experience in financial planning and analysis, strategic international scaling, driving growth, as well as advising public and privately held technology companies on major financial and strategic decisions. He joins commercetools from Unqork, where he was responsible for scaling the business. Prior to joining Unqork, he served as the CFO for publicly traded software company LivePerson. "Dan's financial and strategic operational track record of driving growth is impressive to say the least. He will undoubtedly make an immediate impact as commercetools continues its dominance of the composable commerce market and expands our global customer base," said Dirk Hoerig, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of commercetools. "We have the unique opportunity to build the global leader for digital experience technologies. We're thrilled to have Dan on board to further support commercetools' growth." This appointment comes on the heels of several company milestones in 2023, including expanding the availability of commercetools Composable Commerce into mainland China, recognition from analyst firms including Paradigm B2B and Gartner, and launching two products –– commercetools Checkout and commercetools Frontend. "This is an exciting period in commercetools' history. commercetools grew from being the pioneer of the headless commerce approach and defining the new category, to today being the leader in digital commerce technology. I'm impressed by commercetools' market position and its power to make a massive global impact in digital commerce across many industries," said Murphy. "The company is not only disrupting monolithic providers, but it's actively driving the industry forward to meet business needs of today and the next generation." Murphy, who is commercetools' third major hire within the last 18 months following the addition of new chief people, marketing and product officers to its ranks, will lead the company's next era of growth while maintaining its investments in innovation and development. To learn more about commercetools, please visit commercetools.com. About commercetools commercetools founded the headless commerce concept and is the industry-leading composable commerce platform enabling brands to adapt and lead evolutions in digital commerce. commercetools provides its customers with the agility and tools needed to innovate and iterate on the fly, merge online and offline channels, take advantage of new markets, drive new and higher revenue-generating opportunities, and future-proof their eCommerce business –– without incurring technical and operational risks. Today, commercetools is trusted by some of the world's most iconic brands including Audi, Danone, Eurorail, NBCUniversal, Sephora and Volkswagen Group and many more. To learn more, visit commercetools.com. SOURCE commercetools
commercetools Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
When was commercetools founded?
commercetools was founded in 2006.
Where is commercetools's headquarters?
commercetools's headquarters is located at Adams-Lehmann-Strasse 44, Munich.
What is commercetools's latest funding round?
commercetools's latest funding round is Series C.
How much did commercetools raise?
commercetools raised a total of $302M.
Who are the investors of commercetools?
Investors of commercetools include REWE Group, Insight Partners, Accel, BayBG, High-Tech Grunderfonds and 4 more.
Who are commercetools's competitors?
Competitors of commercetools include Rierino, Chord, Brink, Elastic Path, Contentstack, Krepling, Instant Commerce, Medusa, Fabric, Shopware and 16 more.
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