Twitter investor joins in $20m funding round for Bigcommerce

Early Twitter investor Mike Maples has joined US venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners in backing Sydney-based tech start-up Bigcommerce, which has secured $20 million in funding. Founded in 2009 by Mitchell Harper and Eddie Machaalani, Bigcommerce creates software that enables small businesses to set up their own online stores. The platform was initially funded […]

Engel Schmidl 05 September, 2012

Early Twitter investor Mike Maples has joined US venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners in backing Sydney-based tech start-up Bigcommerce, which has secured $20 million in funding.

Founded in 2009 by Mitchell Harper and Eddie Machaalani, Bigcommerce creates software that enables small businesses to set up their own online stores.

The platform was initially funded by $20,000 in savings and credit card debt.

Since then, Bigcommerce has opened an office in Austin, Texas, and has grown its workforce to more than 160 staff, spread between its Australian and US offices.