Launch · Enterprise Software & IT
Nitro Commerce launches AI platform to let Shopify merchants build apps with prompts
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- Date
- Company
- Nitro Commerce
- What it does
- AI platform for Shopify app development
- Kind
- Launch
- Founded
- 2023
- Sector
- Enterprise Software & IT
What they do
Nitro Commerce is an AI-powered platform that allows Shopify merchants to build custom applications using natural language prompts
What happened
The platform was publicly launched at Inc42’s ‘The D2C & Retail Summit 2026’ and demonstrated how merchants can create software tailored to their specific needs
Why it matters
During the private beta, more than 700 apps were created, and the platform claims to reduce development time and cost significantly compared to traditional…
The details
- Nitro Commerce launched an AI-powered platform called Nitro Apps that allows Shopify merchants to build custom applications using natural language prompts.
- The platform was unveiled at Inc42’s ‘The D2C & Retail Summit 2026’ and demonstrated how merchants can describe their software needs in simple language.
- Merchants can use prompts to create applications for tasks like discount-giving games, GST reconciliation, and loyalty programs.
- The platform generates and installs the application directly on the merchant’s Shopify backend, with the merchant retaining ownership of the code.
- During a demonstration, Nitro Apps created two discount-giving games in six hours for $44, which would typically take four developers and a month of work using conventional methods.
The bigger picture
- The platform aims to reduce the time and cost of custom software development for Shopify merchants.
- It allows merchants to build tailored applications without needing technical expertise or hiring developers.
- Nitro Commerce claims that more than 700 apps were created during the platform’s private beta before the public launch.
About the business
- Nitro Commerce provides an AI-powered platform that helps Shopify merchants build custom applications using natural language prompts.
- The platform allows merchants to describe their software needs in simple language, and the system generates and installs the application directly on their Shopify backend.
- Merchants retain ownership of the code, and the applications are private to their stores.
- The platform can be used for both customer-facing experiences and internal business workflows.
- The service is designed to make custom software development more accessible and affordable for Shopify merchants.
The deal
- Type
- launch
Founders
- Umair Mohammad, co-founder and CEO
About Nitro Commerce
- Product
- AI marketing platform
- Customers
- Consumer and D2C brands selling across online storefronts, marketplaces, quick commerce, and retail
- How it makes money
- Charges subscription and performance fees for its marketing automation and attribution software suite
- What sets it apart
- Full-funnel AI operating layer addressing cookie loss, reducing acquisition costs, and providing dedicated quick commerce analytics
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