Founder Profile
Scott Lake
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Scott Lake?
Scott Lake is a founder of Shopify Inc., which was founded in 2006 with Tobias Lütke and Daniel Weinand.
- Company founded
- Shopify Inc.
- Founded
- 2006
- Co-founders
- Tobias Lütke and Daniel Weinand
Background
Serial entrepreneur and former executive at a mid-sized Canadian tech firm.
Founding Story
Scott Lake co-founded Shopify (initially called Jaded Pixel) in 2006. While Lütke wrote the code for their initial snowboard store (Snowdevil), Lake managed the massive early operational and business development challenges, recognizing that the software they built was far more valuable than the snowboards. He served as the company's first CEO before departing in 2008. Scott Lake was born in 1970.
Sources
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- Shopify FY2025 Form 10-K (Shopify Inc.)
- Shopify Standout 2025 Results Release (Shopify Inc.)