Zapier

Zapier is a global remote company that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use. Although Zapier is based in Sunnyvale, California, it employs a workforce of 250 employees located around the United States and in 23 other countries.[2]

Zapier
Original author(s)Wade Foster, Bryan Helmig, Mike Knoop
Developer(s)Zapier Inc.
Initial release1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)
Stable release
7.0
Written inInternal Python/Django, JavaScript/React[1]
Available inEnglish
TypeTask automation
Websitezapier.com

History

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.[3] 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[4] 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.[5][6]

In March 2017, the company offered a "de-location package", consisting of $10,000 in moving reimbursement to employees who desired to move away from the San Francisco Bay Area.[7] After the announcement, job applications increased by 50%.[8]

Overview

Zapier provides workflows to automate the use of web applications together. It is often described as a translator between web APIs.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Zapier Engineering Blog". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. "Zapier Careers". Fast Company. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. "Zapier". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  4. "How Zapier Went From Zero to 600,000+ Users in Just Three Years". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. "From JC to Silicon Valley". News Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  6. "Young CEO offers thoughts on Missouri startups". News Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  7. Levin, Sam (2017-03-22). "Get outta town: startup offers workers $10,000 if they 'delocate' from Silicon Valley". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  8. "Bay Area exodus: Get a bonus for leaving the Bay Area". The Mercury News. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  9. Stross, Randall. "What's Coming Out of Silicon Valley". Bits Blog. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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