Edson Lai is a Principal at Shopify, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies.
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Principal at Shopify, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies
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Founders in the listed sectors Commerce, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas Commerce Enablement, Customer Support, E-Commerce and Enterprise SaaS fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Shopify cluster around Growth, Seed and Series A rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Edson Lai is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Shopify
Harley Finkelstein
President
Canada
Fidji Simo
Board Member
Palo Alto, United States
Gail Goodman
Board Member
Boston, United States
Carl Rivera
Investor
New York, United States
Jane Lee
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Bram Sugarman
Venture Capital
Toronto, Canada
Bjorn Dawson
Investor
Waterloo, Canada
Barbara Binford
Investor
New York, United States
Olisya Grant
Investor
Mississauga, Canada
Bharati B.
Consumer Tech and Retail Leader
Bengaluru, India
Dustin Holmstrom
Investor
Plymouth, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Edson Lai?
Edson Lai is a corporate venture investor based in Canada, listed as Principal at Shopify. The known portfolio of that firm counts 11 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Edson Lai personally.
What does Edson Lai invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include Commerce Enablement, Customer Support, E-Commerce and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Edson Lai invest at?
Shopify appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Edson Lai is listed there as Principal. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Edson Lai listed at?
Edson Lai is listed as Principal at Shopify. 11 other people in the database share a firm with Edson Lai.
How do I contact Edson Lai?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Edson Lai. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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