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Appregator: Shopify checkout functionality updates are our main acquisition focus

Marc Abousleiman · Startup Acquisition Stories with Marc Abousleiman - Co-Founder & CEO at Appregator · Jul 26, 2022 · at 13:07

Marc Abousleiman, co-founder and CEO of Appregator, outlines which Shopify ecosystem product categories his acquisition firm is targeting.

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“There's a lot of like new and exciting things, especially with the updates that Shopify pushed to its checkout functionalities that, you know, are Right in the middle of our focus right now”

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