Bram Sugarman
Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at Shopify @ Shopify
Toronto, Canada
Bram Sugarman is a Series C investor at Shopify in Toronto focused on E-Commerce and CRM. Bram is the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at Shopify. With more than 400,000 merchants in 150 countries, Shopify is the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. In his role Bram is responsible for Shopify's mergers and acquisitions as well as strategicinitiatives. Prior to joining Shopify, Bram was a venture capitalist with OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of one the largest pension funds in the world. As a VC, Bram worked on 20+ transactions helping the OMERS Ventures grow from 1 investment to 24 investments. Bram helped lead and manage OMERS Ventures' investments in Shopify (IPO), HootSuite, VidYard, PasswordBox (Acquired by Intel), BusBud, Hopper, League, and AppHero (Acquired by Fuse Powered).Bram holds a B.Sc. in Software Engineering from McGill University and an M.B.A. from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Bram Sugarman invests in
Stages Bram Sugarman invests in
Countries Bram Sugarman invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (67%)
- CRM 1 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Finance 1 (33%)
- Accounting 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (67%)
- Seed 1 (33%)
Country
- United States 2 (67%)
- Canada 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Gorgias
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Gorgias is a one-of-a-kind customer service platform specifically designed for ecommerce businesses to deliver effortless customer service at every stage of growth. With cutting-edge automation and AI capabilities, Gorgias revolutionizes how online stores interact with their customers by providing efficient and personalized support across email,voice, SMS, live chat, and social media channels.Founded in 2015, Gorgias began as a two-person team and has grown to more than 250 employees and eight offices in San Francisco, New York, Charlotte, Toronto, Buenos Aires, Paris, Lisbon, and Sydney. As a certified B Corporation, Gorgias is proud to be a leader in sustainable and equitable workplace practices.Today, Gorgias serves 12,000+ merchants in the ecommerce space, including Steve Madden, Glossier, BruMate, and TUSHY. | $30M / Series C / Aug 15, 2022 | |
Disco
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Disco develops an AI-driven partnership platform that makes recommendations to consumers across brands. It operates as a network of brands that work together to learn more about their customers, increase merchandising distribution, and lower customer acquisition costs. | $4.3M / Seed / Jun 29, 2021 | |
Bench
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Bench is proud to be the largest bookkeeping service for small businesses in America. Founded in New York in 2012, it’s our mission to help business owners thrive. We take the hassle out of bookkeeping and tax filing, so our clients can focus on what really matters - running a successful business.Our intuitive software is designed to simplifythe process of organizing your business financial records, while our live bookkeeping team is available to provide expert support and advice whenever you need it. By combining the power of modern technology with the expertise of a professional service, we empower business owners to focus on their core business activities and do what they love.Join the thousands of small businesses who trust Bench for their bookkeeping needs, and experience the convenience, efficiency, and expertise of our service today. | $60.3M / Series C / Jun 03, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About Shopify
Shopify is a cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides merchants witha powerful back-office and a single view of their business.Shopify offers online retailers a suite of services including marketing, customer engagement, payments, and shipping tools to simplify the process of running an online store for small merchants. They launched an application programming interface (API) platform and App Store that allows developers to create applications for Shopify online stores and then sell them on the Shopify App Store.The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Tesla, Red Bull, Nestle, GE, Kylie Cosmetics, and many more.
Shopify Contacts
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Bharati Balakrishnan
Country Head & Director, India
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Bram Sugarman
Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at Shopify
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Brennan Loh
Director of Marketing Partnerships
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Brittany Forsyth
SVP of HR
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Daniella Bellaire
Head of Global Sales Craft
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FAQ
What does Bram Sugarman invest in?
Bram Sugarman invests primarily in E-Commerce, CRM and FinTech startups, most often at Series C and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Bram Sugarman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Bram Sugarman closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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