Tobi Lütke

German born Canadian entrepreneur and software developer, co-founder and CEO of Shopify, a leading e-commerce platform powering over 4 million merchants worldwide as of 2024. Self-taught programmer who discovered coding passion at a young age with a Schneider CPC computer. Moved to Canada in the early 2000s. Founded Shopify in 2006 in Ottawa, Canada. Shopify went public in 2015, reaching a market capitalization exceeding $100 billion at its peak. Core contributor to Ruby on Rails and creator of open-source libraries like Active Merchant. Joined Coinbase's board in 2022. Competitive racing driver in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship's LMP2 class for Era Motorsport. Co-founded the Thistledown Foundation, supporting environmental causes through initiatives like Shopify's Sustainability Fund.