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About Acenda

Led by digital commerce pioneers.

Acenda is led by a team that has helped shape digital commerce for more than 30 years. From launching an early e-commerce store in a university computer lab to helping build some of the world’s largest retail marketplaces, our team has been there from the beginning.

We bring that experience to every brand, retailer, and marketplace we serve.

Illustration of a pickaxe and shovel assembled from marketplace-brand puzzle pieces — Amazon, Walmart, Target, Lowe's, The Home Depot, and Best Buy
Our history

Proud to be part of digital commerce’s evolution.

1994
Our first e-commerce store
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Our team launched its first e-commerce store from the computer lab in Barrows Hall, then home to UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. This was before online shopping became part of everyday life.

1999
BabyCenterNBC
Combining commerce with trusted content

Our team helped combine shopping with trusted editorial content at BabyCenter, now part of Johnson & Johnson, and iVillage, later acquired by NBC. This work helped establish an early model for content-driven commerce.

2003
Amazon
Helping launch Amazon Marketplace

As one of Amazon’s early employees — approximately employee No. 500 — a member of our team helped lead the launch and growth of Amazon Marketplace.

2008
Linens 'n Things
Running dropship networks for national retailers

Our team launched and managed the dropship networks for Linens ‘n Things, Loehmann’s, and Filene’s Basement — gaining first-hand knowledge of operating a third-party marketplace soup to nuts.

2009
Walmart
One of Walmart Marketplace’s first seven sellers

Our team was among the first seven sellers to launch on Walmart Marketplace and integrated directly with version 1.0 of Walmart’s marketplace API.

2015
Brighton Collectibles
Helping pioneer ROPIS for Brighton Collectibles

Our team helped pioneer reserve online, pick up in store — ROPIS — for Brighton Collectibles stores, connecting digital shopping with the in-store customer experience.

2018
Target
A launch partner for Target Plus

Acenda launched as one of the first three channel partners supporting Target’s new marketplace, now known as Target Plus.

2024
Acenda
Acenda 3.0 — AI-native from the ground up

We launched version 3.0 of Acenda’s technology platform — code-named Astur — designed to be AI-native and engineered for top performance.

Since launch day
Supporting the next generation of retail marketplaces
NordstromMacy’sUlta BeautyLowe’sJCPenneyTikTok Shop

Our team has supported Nordstrom, Macy’s, Ulta Beauty, Lowe’s, JCPenney, TikTok Shop, and other major marketplaces from the beginning of their marketplace programs.

What guides us

Built by operators

Acenda is built by people who have launched stores, managed marketplace operations, processed orders at scale, and solved the problems our clients face every day.

Technology that lasts

Marketplaces change constantly. We build dependable infrastructure that can adapt as retailers, requirements, and business models evolve.

Experience without complacency

Our history gives us perspective, but we continue to innovate. We combine decades of operating experience with modern technology, automation, and artificial intelligence.

The team

Decades of experience. One shared mission.

Our teams in San Diego, Denver, and Seattle combine marketplace experience, engineering expertise, onboarding, training, and client support.

We work together to help brands and retailers manage complex marketplace operations with greater control, reliability, and confidence.

Aerial view of the Acenda onboarding office in San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Onboarding
Channel setup, data, integrations, and launch.
Acenda client services office building in Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Client services
Ongoing support, training, and help as your channels grow.
Acenda training center in Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Training center
Hands-on 1:1 platform training and workshops for client teams.
In person

Technology works better when relationships come first.

Software runs the operations, but people build the business. We bring clients, retail leaders, technology partners, and industry experts together through private dinners, networking events, and the annual Acenda Summit.

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Quarterly
Networking events

Every quarter we bring customers, marketplace leaders, and industry peers together to compare notes on what's working — and what's next. We host them across the globe: Abu Dhabi, Minneapolis, Munich, New York, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, and more.

Aerial view of the La Jolla coastline, home of the Acenda Summit
Annual · La Jolla, California
The Acenda Summit

Our flagship gathering by the coast: meet leadership from major retail marketplaces, network with peers, and get hands-on with new technologies shaping commerce.

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What customers say

Experience our clients can feel.

4.4
★★★★
Rated 4.4 / 5 on G2

Acenda helped us add marketplace channels and connect the systems we use every day. Their team also helped us build relationships with new marketplace partners.

Jack Knoll
Director of Expansion, e-commerce aggregator

After our first marketplace launch, Acenda helped us add more channels. Their team knows how retail marketplaces work and helps sellers choose channels that fit their products.

Blake
Bokser Home

Acenda helped us manage product listings and order routing. Their marketplace relationships helped us get listed on new curated channels.

Shane Hohenstein
Founder & CEO, Voyageur Group & Paddle Commerce

Trusted by leading brands selling millions of products.

Brands and manufacturers use Acenda to run marketplace operations at real scale.

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Grow on a foundation built over 30 years of digital commerce.

See how Acenda combines decades of digital commerce experience with modern marketplace technology.

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