Acquisition
Apr 2026Recharge acquired Skio for $105M cash, according to TechCrunch and the founder's public posts.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Skio is a subscription infrastructure platform for Shopify brands, providing subscription management and retention tools for e-commerce merchants.
Primary product
Subscription management software for Shopify brands
Founded
2021
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Subscription commerce / subscription management software
Offices
San Francisco, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
usage-based / subscription software
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$11.1M
Latest round
Seed · Dec 2021
Latest amount
$8.2M
Dec 2021 · Adjacent
Funding Round
Aug 2021
Pre Seed
Apr 2021
People & investors
Leadership
Aidan Thibodeaux
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Harris Carney
Head of Product
Ian McMahon
Head of Partnerships
Vinny Luka
Director, Sales
Founders
Kennan Frost
Founder
Work & culture
Public evidence suggests a merchant-facing, product-led company emphasizing subscription infrastructure and rapid feature shipping; no reliable public benefits or culture page was surfaced in this search.
Compensation
No official compensation policy found. Public salary signals from third-party data surfaced roles such as Founding Engineer and Lead Software Engineer, but these are not company-published compensation bands.
Product & market
Pricing
Public site evidence indicates a monthly SaaS plan starting at $499/month; additional plan details were not fully verified in primary sources during this search.
Differentiators
- —Built specifically for Shopify subscription commerce
- —Focus on subscription infrastructure and retention tooling
- —Merchant-facing features like swap logic, referral safeguards, backup products, loyalty widgets, and subscriber-level milestones
- —Backed by major Shopify-brand use cases and positioned as a Recharge alternative / related ecosystem product
Technology
Shopify
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Klaviyo
Okendo
Databricks
Stripe
HubSpot
Intercom
Harvest
TypeScript
JavaScript
React
GraphQL
Asana
Smile.io
Figma
Recharge
Customers
Gruns
Neuro Gum
Instant Hydration
IM8
BUBS Naturals
Magic Mind
Competitors
Recharge
RoboForm?
Loop Subscriptions
Bold Subscriptions
Appstle
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
~$1M annual revenue (single-point estimate from Exa-derived company profile; not independently verified in primary filings)
Estimated monthly visits
192.4K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
Skio blog · Jul 2026
Official post announcing the move to Recharge, the integration timeline, and continued support for Skio merchants.
The Next Web · May 2026
A recap of the acquisition, Skio’s capital-efficient growth, and the broader consolidation in subscription commerce.
TechCrunch · Apr 2026
Reports Skio was acquired by Recharge for $105M cash; founder said the startup raised $8M total.
PR Newswire / Morningstar · Apr 2026
PR release describing the acquisition and the combined merchant scale, plus comments from Recharge and Skio leadership.
Recharge · Apr 2026
Recharge announced it had acquired Skio and said both platforms would continue operating while the teams integrate the products and roadmap.
Jobs and careers at Skio
4 jobs at Skio
Product Designer
Remote
San Francisco, New York, or Remote
8mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Merchant Success Associate
Remote
Remote; Remote Canada; Remote UK; Remote India
9mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Technical Support Specialist
Remote
Remote
1y ago
Remote
Full-time