<s>
BigCommerce	B-Application
is	O
a	O
NASDAQ-listed	O
ecommerce	O
platform	O
that	O
provides	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
services	O
to	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BigCommerce	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Australia	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Australians	O
Eddie	O
Machaalani	O
and	O
Mitchell	O
Harper	O
,	O
who	O
met	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
chatroom	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
after	O
meeting	O
,	O
Machaalani	O
and	O
Harper	O
launched	O
their	O
first	O
company	O
,	O
Interspire	O
,	O
which	O
evolved	O
into	O
BigCommerce	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
expanded	O
its	O
presence	O
on	O
the	O
West	O
Coast	O
,	O
opening	O
a	O
San	O
Francisco	O
office	O
and	O
hiring	O
personnel	O
from	O
PayPal	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
BigCommerce	B-Application
acquired	O
Zing	O
,	O
a	O
checkout	O
and	O
inventory	O
software	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BigCommerce	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
to	O
provide	O
its	O
retailers	O
with	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
sync	O
inventory	O
across	O
both	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
BigCommerce	B-Application
filed	O
for	O
IPO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BigCommerce	B-Application
provides	O
software	O
to	O
businesses	O
that	O
helps	O
them	O
set	O
up	O
and	O
manage	O
online	O
and	O
mobile	O
stores	O
,	O
handle	O
payments	O
and	O
currency	O
conversions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
BigCommerce	B-Application
served	O
60,000	O
online	O
stores	O
in	O
120	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
