Zapier is a global remote company that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use. Zapier is based in Sunnyvale, California and employs a workforce of 350 employees located around the United States and in 23 other countries. Zapier provides workflows to automate the use of web applications together. It is often described as a translator between web APIs.
Zapier was started in Columbia, Missouri by co-founders Wade Foster, Bryan Helmig, and Mike Knoop as part of the first Startup Weekend Columbia in 2011. After initially submitting an application for the Winter 2012 funding cycle and being rejected, they then built their initial prototype with 25 apps, and were accepted to Y Combinator startup seed accelerator in the Summer 2012 funding cycle. As a result of the acceptance, the company was relocated to Mountain View, California in Spring 2012. In October of the same year, Zapier received a $1.3 million seed funding round led by global venture investment firm Bessemer Venture Partners. Zapier reached profitability in 2014.
With more than 300 app partners and connecting to 3,000+ apps, Zapier’s charted a different growth trajectory than the typical software unicorn. One example: customer support. A team of about 100 employees well-versed in a range of work apps work closely with Zapier’s small customers to make sure everything’s running correctly. The company also sets up a $1 million small business assistance fund for struggling customers a year ago as the pandemic spread. (According to forbes.com).
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