American Entrepreneurship

JULY 2, 2025

These agents connect insights across workflows and act proactively on behalf of users to execute complex tasks like risk assessments, vendor selection, and contract management. Unlike traditional automation tools, Levelpath’s AI Agents are built for flexibility, adaptability, and real-time contextual awareness.

accelerator

Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It is a new category of integrated products allowing SaaS companies to scale their product distribution by combining Self-Serve growth motions (end users can sign-up, try their products w/o talking to sales) and Product-Led Sales (Sales/CSM teams engage with users at the right time for conversion, upsell and retention).

SaaS

American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 2, 2025

The next generation of consumers is looking for authenticity, transparency, and better lifestyle choices, said Scott Guthrie, Managing Director at TTV. TTVs mission is to invest in brands that embody these values, pushing the food and beverage industry toward a more sustainable and ethical future.

ventures

StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Less common bank loans, such as those offered by credit unions or Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), may also fall into this category. These are available in numerous categories, including grants for firms in a particular location, minority-owned, rural firms, and others. Why Do People Seek Alternative Funding?

peer-to-peer

American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

The company uses proprietary machine learning to optimize uptime, reduce operational costs for its residential and commercial clients that generates long term value important to institutional investors and asset managers who demand predictable returns from solar and battery assets. The firms value proposition is resonating globally.

energy

American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 16, 2025

In a bold move to transform the energy sector with cutting-edge AI, Collide, the category-defining GenAI platform for oil and gas professionals, has secured $5 million in seed funding. Collides vertical AI approach is uniquely designed to tackle the complex challenges of the energy sector, said Blair Garrou, Managing Partner at Mercury Fund.

energy

StartupNation

JULY 26, 2025

At the moment, you’re likely billing by the hour, offering one-on-one services, or managing every task yourself. Several powerful approaches can help you create diverse income streams, and many of them fall into the category of passive income business ideas. The good news?

entrepreneurs

Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

There are exceptions: Oracle’s database, Tanium’s security product, Workday’s human capital management software. Manages cost structure : For companies with significant COGS (cost of goods sold), UBP allows better management of gross profit by passing through costs when appropriate.

SaaS

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Before this category came into shape, we had a loosely formed category named AI app builders. Over the past two weeks, I vibe coded project management, eCommerce, and game apps, spacing my development cycles due to the daily prompt limitations. What about autonomous AI engineers, IDE add-ons, and agentic coding tools?

development

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

I've grouped them into categories to make things easier to scan, but keep in mind: the best ads don't always fit neatly into a box. Atlassian This Atlassian ad dramatizes the pain of siloed dev and IT teams with protest-style visuals, then pitches Jira Service Management as the all-in-one solution. Learn more.

culture

American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 11, 2025

Empowering Every Employee Through Contextual AI Glean’s meteoric rise in the enterprise AI space reached a new milestone this week as the company announced a $150 million Series F funding round, led by global asset management firm Wellington Management , pushing its valuation to an impressive $7.2

accelerator

The Zapier Blog

JULY 27, 2025

At its core, AI adoption means making AI part of your organization's everyday toolkit, just like email, spreadsheets, or your project management app of choice. Employee resistance or change management Even the best AI tool is useless if no one wants to use it. You just have to get started, and the rest will follow.

support

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

collaboration

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Business process management (BPM) BPM streamlines workflows to improve company efficiency. Zapier can connect these AI insights to your inventory management or purchasing systems, for example, by using a Zapier inventory template to trigger a reorder request when an AI predicts stock will fall below a critical level for a popular item.

mix-use

StartupNation

JULY 11, 2025

If you want to be taken seriously, you need to look like you belong in that category. That includes managers, leads, or even long-term contractors with proven experience. Independent sponsor investment platforms like CapitalPad , for example, connect sponsors with curated deals that are already vetted for growth potential.

mentorship

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

5 (13,000+ reviews) Constant Contact Event marketing Built-in event management & ticketing $12/month 4.1/5 For agencies, Campaign Monitor offers a range of features to simplify client management, including client dashboards, multi-account access, and custom user roles. Free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.7/5

support

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

As anyone who's ever seen a cartoon plumber knows, the best pipeline management tool is a monkey wrench. But if you want to know the best sales pipeline management tool, unfortunately, you should probably read the next several thousand words of in-depth software analysis.

construction

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

For agencies, Campaign Monitor offers a range of features to simplify client management, including client dashboards, multi-account access, and custom user roles. Strategic Growth Manager (G2) Try Campaign Monitor Instead → ✓ 30 days free ✓ No card required 2) Mailchimp – Good for small businesses and startups 4.4/5

support

Red Rocket

JULY 30, 2025

You Need Current Recurring Cashflow In this category, it is less about growing a business, and more about “milking it” for recurring cash flow from whatever size the business is today. You Simply Need a Job This last category is one of necessity.

strategy

The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

Unlike simple rule-based automation , AI automation manages repetitive workflows by learning patterns and optimizing processes over time. Within AI orchestration, AI management often includes: Real-time monitoring tracks performance, data flow, and workflow status to identify issues proactively. In practice, you often need both.

mix-use

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

At some point, I realized I wasn't just managing a team—I was managing relationships. Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. Table of contents: What is a CRM?

real estate

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

The intelligently arranged call inbox shows categories across the top for missed calls, voicemails, recordings, and other types of calls, making it easy to see what may be on your plate. " If a call gets particularly negative, the system can alert a manager, who has the option of listening or joining the call to assist.

mix-use

American Entrepreneurship

JULY 30, 2025

Valspring Capital Backs Category Leadership For Valspring Capital , a healthcare‑focused growth‑equity firm, Small Door represents a “category‑defining brand.” Managing Partner Yumin Choi cited the platform’s clinical rigor and scalable operations as key investment drivers.

hospitality

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. Category Description CRM Sales Manage your sales process and client communications, including leads, contacts, accounts, and deals.

collaboration

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Zendesk for Service and Jira Service Management are two of the most popular help desk solutions on the market. Integrating Zendesk and Jira Zendesk vs. Jira Service Management FAQ Zendesk vs. Jira at a glance Both Zendesk and Jira offer ticket management solutions, but it's not really fair to compare the two platforms apples to apples.

support

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Its agency-friendly features make it perfect for businesses managing multiple clients, with a unified dashboard that streamlines workflow. Creative Account Manager (G2) Try Campaign Monitor Instead → ✓ 30 days free ✓ No card required 2) Mailchimp – Decent for small and mid-sized businesses 4.4/5 ” — JoAnn H.

support

The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. You only need to invest in the premium versions for specialized features, such as advanced schemas or link management.

frameworks

The Zapier Blog

JULY 28, 2025

Here are a few categories of sales performance tools worth adding to your stack—plus links to lists of app recommendations for each one: Customer relationship management (CRM) software. Cold email software. Cold outreach is still one of the most direct ways to start a conversation with prospects, but it works only if it feels personal.

strategy

The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Pen and paper set a very high bar to clear, but these are the six best mind mapping apps that manage to clear it. Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category.

collaboration

The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

you're managing a handful of vendors, the next, your finance team is playing Whac-A-Mole with overdue notices, drowning in an inbox full of emails with the subject line "bumping this." Robust workflow automation and approval management: Chasing approvals via email is a special kind of purgatory. One minute.

finance

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. And you can connect Square to Zapier to automate more of your invoicing workflows and manage customers and clients across your tech stack.

consulting

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Instead of dividing enterprise automation into those categories, I'll stick to a people-first framing here—because automation is only valuable if it actually helps teams work better. As more teams adopt automation, IT will play a more central role in vetting tools, managing access, and building (secure) self-serve automation.

mix-use

Hunter Walk

APRIL 17, 2025

No one wants to be in the latter two categories! Most importantly, identify the larger companies in your ecosystem that could be potential buyers and get to know the senior most people in Product Management, Corp Dev, BD and the management team. In the 2021 boom, there were 215 tech and media IPOs.

mix-use

The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

With Wix's robust all-in-one marketing suite, you can create websites (with the help of AI), organize leads, send emails, run ad campaigns, and manage social media. As you type, Wix distills your answers into a site profile, including essential details like your business's category, location, and goals.

media

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

development

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Whether it's the names of individuals, categories of products, or song titles, as long as the information is organized within a framework, it's structured data. Descriptive text: Think names (of people, products, companies), categories, or titles of works. AI and machine learning also get on well with structured data.

media