Zapier
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Original author(s) | Wade Foster, Bryan Helmig, Mike Knoop |
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Developer(s) | Zapier Inc. |
Initial release | 1 August 2012 |
Stable release | 2.0
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Written in | Internal Python/Django, JavaScript/React[1] |
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Available in | English |
Type | Task automation. |
Website | zapier |
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Zapier is an American for-profit corporation and a web-based service that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use. Although Zapier is based in Sunnyvale, California, it employs a distributed workforce of 125 employees located around the United States and in 13 other countries.[2]
History[edit]
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 made headlines by offering a "de-location package," consisting of $10,000 in moving reimbursement to employees who desired to move away from the San Francisco Bay Area. While Zapier's entire workforce works remotely, the package was a result of increasing housing costs and the company's desire to help its local employees improve their standard of living.[7] Shortly after, job applications increased by 30%, but no employees have taken advantage of the offer.[8]
Features[edit]
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- Start workflows from any app by picking a trigger that starts your "Zap" workflow
- Finish routine tasks automatically using workflows
- Create Zap workflows using fill in the blank forms in a web page
Overview[edit]
Zapier provides workflows to automate the use of web applications together. It is often described as a translator between web APIs.[9]
Usage examples[edit]
- Zapier workflows can keep data consistent across web applications, such as between Evernote and Dropbox (service)
- Individuals can use a visual web page to wire together their favorite apps into "Zaps", such as Slack and Yammer
- Developers can set up their web APIs for use with Zapier, and open up integration with many other web apps
Reception[edit]
Zapier is widely integrated with web applications.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Zapier Engineering Blog". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Zapier's $10,000 "de-location" offer sparks job applicants but (still) no de-location". Fast Company. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ↑ "Crunchbase Zapier Record". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "How Zapier Went From Zero to 600,000+ Users in Just Three Years". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "From JC to Silicon Valley".
- ↑ "Young CEO offers thoughts on Missouri startups".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Zapier's $10,000 "de-location" offer sparks job applicants but (still) no de-location". Fast Company. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ↑ "What's Coming Out of Silicon Valley". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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