TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Paragon , a startup building a platform that integrates and aggregates various software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps for enterprise clients, has raised $13 million in a series A round led by Inspired Capital, alongside previous investors FundersClub and Garuda Ventures. It felt like we were reinventing the wheel every time.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. If you're using tools like HubSpot, Mailchimp, Brevo, or ActiveCampaign, you're probably already doing some email marketing automation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

But while SaaS apps have become the lifeblood of organizations, they can often be unwieldy. Rather than build a new project management or collaboration platform, the two co-founders created two-way integrations with automatic syncing between existing SaaS tools.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

The two previously launched AppVirality , a referral marketing tool for app developers. It integrates the channels into one interface, so salespeople don’t have to switch between apps. Sequoia Capital India’s Surge invests $2M in sales engagement platform Outplay.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. Zoho has approximately one zillion apps that cover you across your organization, and here, I'll walk you through everything on offer.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

I considered and researched dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top 20 contenders to narrow it down to these eight form plugins for WordPress. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Du wound up running a small streetwear store, interested in automation and app-connecting tools like Zapier, which she found to be too simple, and MuleSoft, which she described as very expensive. Out of a desire for something in between that would let her connect apps, Alloy Automation was eventually born.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The need for data observability, or the ability to understand, diagnose and orchestrate data health across various IT tools, continues to grow as organizations adopt more apps and services. Nearly 10% of businesses now have more than 200 apps to manage, according to a recent Okta study.) App integrations in the Metaplane interface.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

OpenPhone lets employees make calls, send texts and add context to their business contacts all from an app on their phone or computer. Moreover, the app lets an organization work collaboratively across the platform.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

“When I looked into it, I found that the experience was not connected at all, and technicians were not empowered to perform their job, nor could provide the on-demand experience because they lacked the tools, solutions and integrations,” he told TechCrunch. This latest round gives Zuper $14.1 million in total funding raised to date.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Setting itself apart from competitors like HubSpot, Relate caters specifically to B2B SaaS companies, incorporating unique features such as integrated product usage analytics and shared side channels for sales communications.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A Y Combinator-backed app called Needl is helping users with that. The free version — available on the web, Windows and Mac — lets you connect a single account per integration. If you need more account connections and integrations like Jira and Linear, you will need to pay $10 per month. Image Credits: Needl.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Rocketium’s platform is currently invite-only and it plans to open self-service usage and purchases in 2022, along with more integrations with e-commerce and advertising platforms (its current integrations include Salesforce, Mailchimp, YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia and Hubspot). Rocketium’s size adaptation tool.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

These apps do the heavy lifting: you don't need to know what CSS is or how to tinker with HTML. How we evaluate and test apps All of our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. No coding, no flipping through tabs. azaharmedia.wixsite.co—and

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

The app generates a QR code that shows your professional info, including social media links, as soon as someone scans it, even if they don’t have the app installed. It integrates with CRM platforms and directories like Salesforce, HubSpot and Azure AD. Melbourne-based Blinq wants to do away with them altogether.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

” At a high level, SpotDraft — which integrates with customer relationship management software such as Salesforce and HubSpot — leverages AI to extract key details and clauses from contracts as well as classify the contracts in question. ” SpotDraft’s platform is holistic, to be sure.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

I spent a bunch of time in each of these apps, and here's how the Airtable vs. Google Sheets showdown went. Though both can do many similar things, Airtable is a database app and Google Sheets is a spreadsheet app. But not a lot else. Unless you're really , really , really into it.)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

A sales team might live in HubSpot, while customer success runs in Zendesk. If your automation platform doesn't integrate broadly—or needs too much dev work to stitch things together—it's hard to scale automation across the organization. Approval bottlenecks. Also, take stock of your workflows' complexity.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

People in this region tend to use the most messaging apps out there. fills in this gap – it unifies customer communication and provides businesses with the right tools to market, sell and provide support across instant messaging apps, web chat and email. Respond.io The post Malaysian commerce platform Respond.io

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Embracing digital tools now means you’ll find further opportunities for integration, growth and success down the road. Let teams chat, share files and integrate with other apps through a communication tool like Slack. CRM software like HubSpot helps you stay organized internally and top-of-mind with customers.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This could be through social features, integrations, or simply a platform where users contribute. Take a messaging app, for instance. As the user base expanded, more features and integrations were added, making it even more attractive for new users. HubSpot & Buffer Do It Right Want proof? Look at HubSpot.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 16, 2022

It replaces business cards and static contact apps with a live profile that can be shared with anyone via QR code, NFC card, short link, email signature or even video call background. Blinq lets users share a snapshot of their professional identity, make great first impressions, and manage ongoing relationships.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Syyid explained that the idea that caused them to shift their life plans is a product for developers that makes it easier to build integrations with business apps like Salesforce, QuickBooks and HubSpot. seed to help developers build web apps faster. So he built a connector to handle all of that. YC grad Wasp lands $1.5M

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 17, 2015

Very little integration is required because these products tend to stand alone, and customization and integration if needed are handled by internal engineering teams. But SaaS companies still do have channels available to them in the form of app stores from Salesforce, Intuit, Google and the Apple and Android mobile app stores.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Today, one of the startups that provides a team productivity app with that in mind is announcing a round of funding to fuel its growth. Pathlight has now raised $35 million. That’s not to say that there are not a number of companies — competitors to Pathlight — looking to fill that gap as well.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. At Flow Capital, we use HubSpot’s sequences and workflows functions to automate a bulk of our emails and internal tasks. We use Google Analytics, HubSpot, and LinkedIn Campaign Manager for the majority of our analytics.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Zapier is the leader in no-code automation—integrating with 5,000+ apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. " The solution: Build workflows to qualify and route leads The RevOps team built all-new lead management systems with Workflows, HubSpot's built-in automation tool. Learn more.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

It does this by leveraging payments and transaction data that its business customers might already have in their systems but haven’t been able to parse and proactively apply, by way of integrations to third-party apps like Salesforce, HubSpot, Xero, NetSuite and QuickBooks.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier That's what project management templates are to project managers: replicable systems of organization that keep everything efficiently structured. And it plays nice with thousands of other apps. Try the template 2. Try the template 3.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. At Flow Capital, we use HubSpot’s sequences and workflows functions to automate a bulk of our emails and internal tasks. We use Google Analytics, HubSpot, and LinkedIn Campaign Manager for the majority of our analytics.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 16, 2025

MCP servers facilitate the connection between AI tools like Claude and all the other apps you use. How to set up an MCP server in Claude MCP servers you can start using with Claude right now Start using MCP with all your favorite apps What is an MCP server? If you live in Claude, you can see how useful this would be.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

What you can do with Sub-Zaps How to get started with Sub-Zaps Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Visit our Sub-Zap integration page for more inspiration, check out our Sub-Zaps help guide , or start building in the Zap editor.

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StartupNation

APRIL 19, 2021

These days, companies are looking for integrated tools that can manage their business from start to finish and handle operations remotely. Even better, Google Meet and Hangouts is integrated into email seamlessly for free video conferencing and chat. Stripe or a similar app allows you to accept payments and keep track of income.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

One of the interesting aspects of this round was the participation from several strategic investors including HubSpot, Okta and Next47, the venture firm backed by Siemens. Felicis Ventures led the round with help from Basis Set Ventures, Operator Collective and previous investors.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

And having to download reports or copy information to your other apps can be as much of a bottleneck as leaving everything in your inbox in the first place. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. have a Zapier integration , you can use a webhook instead.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There are multiple messaging apps active in Southeast Asia and most consumers prefer to use them over email when they contact a business. serves as a central dashboard for the biggest apps, including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Line, Viber, Telegram and WeChat. was created, most messaging apps didn’t have APIs yet. Respond.io

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

AI writing generators once seemed like they were going to be the next big enterprise app category, but in reality, text generation is now more of a feature than a standalone business. Instead, there are thousands of apps that can generate anything from a text message to an email to a blog post to a white paper.

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