Productivity

Zapier

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Founded 2011Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Founded in 2011, Zapier is the #1 workflow automation platform for small and mid-sized businesses. By connecting more than 6,000 of the most popular work apps, Zapier empowers its users to make the most of the tools they already use—and to focus on what matters most.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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ProductivityWorkflow automationBusinessesSmall businessesSubscription

Customers & use cases

How Zapier can help you automate your work across teams

Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-23

Founders & team

700team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2011 · Source

Origins

Bryan, Mike, and I co-founded Zapier in 2011 while living in Columbia, Missouri. At the time, Bryan and I did some freelance work alongside our day jobs, where we worked on a number of web projects for clients. We noticed a pattern emerging among our clients—they were asking us more and more if there was a way to build integrations from one app to another. We found that we both had this problem and decided to tackle this problem with our other co-founder, Mike, at the Missouri Startup Weekend. We used this as a time to develop and build the basis of the product that millions of customers now know and use daily.

Founder account As recorded 2026-09-15

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Sequoia · Y Combinator

Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Remote
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Operating · 4 of 6 areas documented

Editorial assessment

Zapier reports that more than two million businesses automate with its product. This directly supports customer use. The figure is company-reported; this assessment does not independently verify revenue or usage.

Zapier: reported business use and automated workflows Checked 2026-09-23

Maturity is an evidence-based assessment, not a success rating. It may understate the current stage where evidence is limited. Coverage records documented areas, not a complete or independently audited company history.

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independent websitesource corroborationreachable websitedescriptive evidenceclassified market and modelsourced peoplesourced founding yearpricing page observed
startup.observe Directory coverage · Sources & method