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The Internet Compass

Series B · Founded 2011

Zapier

Automation platform connecting thousands of SaaS applications without engineering effort.

San Francisco800 employeesCEO Wade Fosterzapier.com

Overview

Zapier's moat is connector breadth accumulated over a decade, not workflow sophistication. It remains fully remote and profitable, which is rare at its scale and shapes how it competes on price.

Key metrics

ARR
$310M

Estimated

App integrations
8,000+
Customers
2.2M
Capital raised
$1.4M

Profitable since 2014

Products

Timeline

  1. 2011

    Founded

    Built at a hackathon to connect web apps without code.

  2. 2014

    Profitability

    Reached profitability on minimal outside capital.

  3. 2021

    $5B tender

    Employee tender offer valued the company at $5B.

  4. 2026

    Agent workflows

    Model-driven steps added to the automation builder.

Compensation at Zapier

Reported median total compensation by role.

Competitors