Lightspeed Commerce Inc., founded in Montreal in 2005, builds cloud-based point-of-sale, payments, and inventory software for retailers, restaurants, and golf courses in over 100 countries.
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. builds a unified commerce platform combining point-of-sale software, integrated payments, and inventory management tools. The company, founded in Montreal in 2005, develops cloud-based software used by retailers, restaurants, golf courses, and other small and medium-sized businesses to manage day-to-day operations. Its stated aim is to simplify workflows for operators through an all-in-one system rather than a set of disconnected tools.
The company's technical work spans point-of-sale systems, cloud software, payments processing, commerce applications, inventory management, and platforms for small and medium-sized businesses. Products include cloud-based POS systems for running daily operations, payments functionality embedded in the commerce platform, and inventory management capabilities within a single unified platform.
Lightspeed supports merchants in over 100 countries and is dual-listed on the NYSE and the TSX, making it a public company. It concentrates on retail, restaurants, golf courses, and community-based businesses, positioning its work around technology that serves independent operators.
