We have in the past partnered with one other company to help with the crowdsale but have since decided to no longer offer this service as we are focusing more of our efforts in other avenues.
Regards,
ShapeShift Team
We are in a technologic partnership with ShapeShift. That means we are using their technology, i.e. their API and functionalities. I have specifically and privately asked Erik Vorhees, the owner/founder/ceo of ShapeShift. He agreed that I'm allowed to say "in a partnership".
In my opinion they didn't think Lisk would explode like that. Also I think they would like to secure themselves and their reputation.