# LemonStand

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Canadian e-commerce company

LemonStand Developer LemonStand eCommerce Inc. Written in PHP Operating system Cross-platform Type Shopping cart, Webshop License Software as a service Website lemonstand.com

**LemonStand** was a [Canadian](/source/Economy_of_Canada) [e-commerce](/source/E-commerce) company headquartered in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), that developed [cloud](/source/Cloud_computing)-based [computer software](/source/Software) for online retailers.[1] LemonStand was shut down on June 5, 2019.[2]

## History

LemonStand Version 1 was launched on July 28, 2001. It is written in the PHP programming language.[3]

Version 1 was released as an on-premises proprietary licensed software, and the commercial license was not free. However, there was a free trial license available.

June 2012, LemonStand raised seed funding from the BDC Venture Capital, and a group of angel investors.[4]

December 20, 2013, a cloud-based [SaaS](/source/Software_as_a_service) version of the LemonStand eCommerce platform was released publicly.

May 9, 2014, LemonStand and Payfirma, a payments processing company, partnered to provide integrated services for online retailers.[5]

May 3, 2016, LemonStand raised funding from BDC Venture Capital and Silicon Valley–based angel investors.[6]

March 5, 2019, LemonStand announced their intention to shut down on June 5, 2019.[7] LemonStand was quietly acquired by Mailchimp at the end of February.[8]

## Pricing

LemonStand offered three levels of service plans. LemonStand did not charge any transaction fees.[9]

## See also

- [Shopping cart software](/source/Shopping_cart_software)

- [Comparison of shopping cart software](/source/Comparison_of_shopping_cart_software)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Mohammad, Qasim. [After years in the slow lane, Canada’s e-commerce ecosystem is booming](https://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/canada-ecommerce-innovators/) *Canadian Business*. February 22, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["LemonStand"](https://lemonstand.com/). *lemonstand.com*. Retrieved 2019-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** McNeil, Patrick (2010). [*The web designer's idea book. more of the best themes, trends and styles in website design*](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781600619724/page/78) (1st ed.). Cincinnati, Ohio: HOW Books. pp. [78](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781600619724/page/78). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-60061-972-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-60061-972-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lewis, Rob (2012). [*Canadian Startup Raises Seed Funding from BDC and Angels*](http://www.techvibes.com/blog/canadian-startup-lemonstand-raises-seed-funding-from-bdc-and-angels-2012-09-12). Techvibes.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** So, Candice. ["LemonStand and Payfirma team up to cover e-commerce bases"](http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/lemonstand-and-payfirma-team-up-to-cover-e-commerce-bases/48733). IT World Canada.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Galang, Jessica (2016). ["Lemonstand Raises $1.25 Million To Continue Product Development On Ecommerce Platform"](http://betakit.com/lemonstand-raises-1-25-million-to-continue-product-development-on-ecommerce-platform/). Betakit.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["LemonStand"](https://lemonstand.com/). *lemonstand.com*. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Before breaking up with Shopify, Mailchimp quietly acqui-hired LemonStand, a Shopify competitor"](https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/27/before-breaking-up-with-shopify-mailchimp-quietly-acqui-hired-lemonstand-a-shopify-competitor/). *TechCrunch*. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Robie, Erik. ["LemonStand Review by Merchant Maverick"](https://www.merchantmaverick.com/reviews/lemonstand-review/). Merchant Maverick. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

## External links

- [Official website](https://lemonstand.com)

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