The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Agentic AI Agentic AI refers to autonomous AI systems that can set their own goals, plan, and execute sequences of actions—often coordinating tools or other agents—to achieve real-world objectives. You can build your own AI agents using tools like Zapier Agents.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

So while some people go mad that I would publish a Snapstorm (a short lesson on startup entrepreneurship) in a platform where it disappears in 24 hours – I actually love it. Ultimately Snapchat needs to build out its creator tools to make life easier for content creators but I have no doubt this will happen. All of this is smart.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Companies like GeoCities & Tripod built tools that let you publish web pages that could be discoverable by others. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It certainly caught the attention of former TechCrunch writer and current investor at Signal Fire Josh Constine, who tweeted that “Zoom’s new ‘Zapps’ app platform will crush or king-make lots of startups.” ” Zoom's new "Zapps" app platform will crush or king-make lots of startups.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Sila announced Monday it raised $13 million in Series A funding for its banking and payment platform that gives software teams tools to build the next generation of financial products and services. He saw a need for financial application development, but was hindered by a banking system “still stuck in the 20th century.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With that venture, he aimed to challenge traditional banking yet again by bringing personalized financial tools to gamers. That common platform is (obviously) Ant Money. Gleason describes the startup as “a comprehensive, larger vision which now involves three apps and a platform.” Image Credits: Walter Cruttenden / Ant Money.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

Bubbles , a startup that pitches its platform as the “anti-Zoom” for video messaging, today announced that it closed an $8.5 Co-founder and CEO Tom Medema said the money will be used to further develop Bubbles’ platform while ramping up the company’s customer acquisition efforts. . .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

With its API, developers can connect apps to financial accounts. These companies provide engineering and developer tools that reduce the technical and operational effort needed for apps to connect to their users’ financial accounts. Like most API fintech startups, Stitch charges developers and companies per API call.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Maintaining source code is one of the toughest challenges that software developers face. In a 2020 survey from Sourcegraph, 51% of developers said that they have more than 100 times the volume of code they had ten years ago while 92% say the pressure to release software faster has increased. It’s an acute problem.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2024

The finalists are: Brite-Liter, founded by Benjamin Kranz (Hughesville, PA): Brite-Liter introduces a revolutionary tool to enhance literacy retention without the use of blue-light emitting screens. After rigorous evaluation, six outstanding contenders have emerged, each presenting groundbreaking solutions in diverse fields.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 14, 2024

Operating as a marketplace platform, Roambler bridges the gap between service providers and consumers in the peer-to-peer web-based economy, streamlining transactions, managing payments, and offering essential communication tools.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 24, 2022

Bayesian statistical analysis has emerged as the most common tool to analyze that data, but it is a challenging concept to learn. Bayesic Technologies developed easy-to-use software to conduct Bayesian statistical analyses that puts “analysis at your fingertips” with a point-and-click option to learn complicated programming code.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2024

The finalists are: Brite-Liter, founded by Benjamin Kranz (Hughesville, PA): Brite-Liter introduces a revolutionary tool to enhance literacy retention without the use of blue-light emitting screens. After rigorous evaluation, six outstanding contenders have emerged, each presenting groundbreaking solutions in diverse fields.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 14, 2024

Operating as a marketplace platform, Roambler bridges the gap between service providers and consumers in the peer-to-peer web-based economy, streamlining transactions, managing payments, and offering essential communication tools.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 20, 2024

The entrepreneurs pitching their BIG IDEAS have developed products, processes, or innovations that contribute to the PA Wilds economy, encompassing sectors like software solutions, farming, and manufacturing. When: Thursday, June 13 2024 Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Meet the Finalists!

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 20, 2024

The entrepreneurs pitching their BIG IDEAS have developed products, processes, or innovations that contribute to the PA Wilds economy, encompassing sectors like software solutions, farming, and manufacturing. Event Details & RSVP When: Thursday, June 13 2024 Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Meet the Finalists!

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When we found product-market fit later that year and started bringing on lots of new customers, instead of spending engineering resources on re-architecturing our platform to scale, we were able to double down on product engineering to accelerate the growth. The longer you wait, the harder it is to embed into your team.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

In any case, AI tools are not going away — and indeed has expanded dramatically since its launch just a few months ago. In addition to GPT-4, OpenAI recently connected ChatGPT to the internet with plugins available in alpha to users and developers on the waitlist. But it also has a more… nefarious side.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Investors now expect startups to have both platforms and solutions — social listening channels, relationship management tools, surveying programs and review forums — that allow them to hear and act on the needs of their customers. Public commitment to sustainability goals. Accountability.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

JoyTunes, led by Yuval Kaminka has developed a music-learning platform that has skyrocketed in 2020. The platform has been widely adopted doing so much good for so many people in a short amount of time. The upside is that companies that will develop a remote and simplified approach can reap gains from this time.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 27, 2025

Build or buy decision : Evaluate whether to develop custom models or leverage existing AI platforms based on your competitive advantage. Prioritize ease of deployment : Select tools and approaches that minimize integration challenges and technical debt. Implement ethical guardrails from the beginning, not as an afterthought 7.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Companies like GeoCities & Tripod built tools that let you publish web pages that could be discoverable by others. Twitter seems to have become a bit allergic to third-party developers (or maybe vice-versa). ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

It wanted to be a platform, which developers could use to build applications on top of Zoom. “We’re looking for companies with a viable product and early market traction, and a commitment to developing on and investing in the Zoom ecosystem,” Zoom’s Colin Born wrote in a blog post announcing the new program.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Daily , the makers of a developer platform for real-time audio and video, has been booming in recent months — in part, due to the pandemic’s impact on remote work, virtual events, telehealth and more. million for a productive virtual HQ platform. Teamflow lands $3.9 Image Credits: Daily website.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Weav , which is building a universal API for commerce platforms, is emerging from stealth today with $4.3 Its products allow its customers to connect to multiple platforms with a single API that was developed specifically for the commerce platforms that businesses use to sell products and accept payments.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

With so many apps and tools out there to try, most companies ask you to fill out a standard form and then create a username and password. The interactive demo company, which launched to the public today, is making it easier for companies to create demonstration videos, called “arcades,” that walk people through how their tools work.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

. “We found it counterintuitive that billing tools often constrain and dictate what teams can try out,” Morales told TechCrunch in an email interview. Within the platform, users can model out alternative pricing plans and orchestrate changes in real time, drawing on product usage insights to find revenue opportunities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Yuma’s platform provides ChatGPT-like AI systems that integrate with help desk software, suggesting drafts of replies to customer tickets that are both “relevant and customized to the support agents” (in theory). . “That’s when I knew I was onto something and had to turn this into a real company, once again.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Now, three alums that worked with data in the world of Big Tech have founded a startup that aims to build a “metrics store” so that the rest of the enterprise world — much of which lacks the resources to build tools like this from scratch — can easily use metrics to figure things out like this, too.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Being a solopreneur means handling all aspects, from setting shop to product development to marketing to after-sales service, of your small business on your own. Through this platform, you can generate $36 worth of business for every $1 spent. What does being a solopreneur entail? Talk about your journey.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

That’s the product Backbone , the startup Patil helped to cofound, is selling: a platform designed to enable companies to respond to supply chain disruptions by surfacing replacement options, including vendors. ” Building a supply chain backbone. . ” Building a supply chain backbone. . ” Potential customers.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 14, 2022

AWI is a venture fund backed by ADQ’s venture platform, DisruptAD and is managed by Alpha Wave Global. 100ms platform brings real-life interactions to the virtual platforms by offering developer tooling for live video. . Our belief is, going forward all companies will embed video experiences into their apps.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

I've spent a lot of time reading and developing style guides, and this article will tell you everything you need to know about building a content style guide, from what it is, to whether your company truly needs it, to how to put one together. You create better, consistent, and high-quality content for your audience.

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StartupNation

MAY 6, 2021

As people seek online entertainment as a way to stay productive, healthy and aware, brands are considering ways to harness their reach and shape new conversations on platforms like TikTok. Now, the platform’s potential to facilitate scaling up is even bigger. Even news outlets have joined tin!

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