Seed · E Commerce & Retail · Copenhagen, Denmark · Founded 2021 · 16–16 employees
Medusa is an open-source headless commerce engine that provides a developer-first alternative to platforms like Shopify. Founded in 2021, the Copenhagen-based startup has quickly gained traction, becoming the largest open-source commerce project on GitHub in just two years. The platform offers extensive customization capabilities with its modular architecture, allowing developers to build scalable commerce applications without hacky workarounds. Medusa has raised €8 million in seed funding and boasts a community of over 10,000 developers with more than 1 million npm downloads, serving clients ranging from global enterprises to fast-growing startups.