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. Facebook ad examples: Educational Education ads aim to teach the viewer something—whether it's how a product works, why a tool matters, or what action to take next.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 27, 2025

Build in checkpoints, use narrow, well-scoped prompts, and educate your team on what AI can't do yet—so no one ends up with a chatbot making promises your product can't keep. With the right tools, education, and a healthy dose of patience, AI adoption doesn't have to be a moonshot. That's why human review is key.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 8, 2025

This is a category-defining shift that changes everything for working families.” At the same time, it empowers small businesses and early education providers by helping them connect with more families and improve their occupancy.

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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. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 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. Mindomo started with a strong focus on education but has recently expanded into more general and business-oriented use cases.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 17, 2025

No one wants to be in the latter two categories! This is a good way to start exploring and getting connected and educated without spooking investors or employees. Exits come in many forms, from an IPO at the high end, to secondary sales, private to private merger, strategic or PE acquisition, or sometimes, an acquihire or bankruptcy.

mix-use

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.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The emergence of these companies is part of a broader trend of the democratization of professional development, sparked in part by increasing awareness and recognition of the mismatch between what traditional education is delivering to young people and what’s demanded by employers. Image Credits: Brighteye Ventures.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 17, 2023

Register Korean education technology , known as ‘K-Edu Tech,’ is gaining attention on the global stage. Incorporating coding training, book reading, and AR education technology, this innovative content is making a mark among learners in Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. Sam Corporation is located in Pangyo Metaverse Hub.

education

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 4, 2010

NY Angels sponsored this award, continuing in its campaign to educate entrepreneurs on the importance of bringing on experienced investors. The next category of companies really mailed it in if you ask me. This category was sponsored by Brew Media Relations , whose presence at the event was buzzworthy in its own right.

culture

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. I’m spending a lot of time looking at investments in this category and have already completed one investment in the space.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Online education. There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. Almost nobody believed and now look at it.

funders

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

When businesses want to reach an online customer most effectively, they basically have Facebook and Google to choose from to spend money on, creating a scenario where these platform companies have all the data necessary to pick and choose category winners. Amazon can use purchase data to create new Whole Foods brands and Amazon labels.

education

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. It will be tough for there to be many huge winners in this category.

VC

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The more classes there are, the closer you are to a terrific educational and fun experience for your kids. They got more data about what customers liked and didn't like very quickly, enabling them to change recipes and offerings, and expand to categories like breakfast, snacks, and sweets.

investing

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He invented the category of sponsored search. At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC. Summary notes, as always, provide below.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

Sure, that’s a fine category. But what about education? I would encourage you to think bigger. The market is over-weight in companies trying to solve problems for bars & restaurants. I have no problem with it. Healthcare information? Financial Services? There are so many big inefficiencies in this country that need tackling.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Let’s say you’re creating a category. How do you do this when creating a new category? Recently, SaaS Office Hours at Redpoint had the privilege of chatting with Nick Mehta and Anthony Kennada about the way they created a category with customer success. In effect, they pool their capital to create the category.

SaaS

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. It has become a short form premium destination that is verticalizing content in category channels. Back to regular writing this week so check back in.

capital

Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One is “tentpole company,” or a category-defining startup that helps put their hometown on the map, both for investors and future generations of founders. It was an opportunity to generate significant returns, momentum for rising startup markets, and innovation that would strengthen America’s dynamism and competitiveness.

founder

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Bangalore-based startup, which focuses on K-12 online education, said on Wednesday it has raised new funds from Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group. Our mission from Day One has been to democratise education and make it more affordable and accessible. Facebook backs Indian education startup Unacademy.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Educating Consumers on the Health and Moral Imperative There is a significant opportunity to increase consumer education in this category. From a health perspective, it’s important to explain the nutritional value, educate on unfamiliar ingredients, and address the safety and long-term benefits or risks of eating animal protein.

sustainability

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

Remote Work and Education Support. Influencer parenting bloggers are already putting together lists of their favorites items in these categories and sharing them broadly. Companies in these industries and business leaders looking to reposition their offerings would be wise to take note. Food Delivery.

health

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Families across the nation have historically invested heavily in their children’s education to advance in life. But the quality of education and its affordability are two major challenges that millions of students, especially those living in smaller cities and towns, have always had to confront. You have to look at our genesis.

education

TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

Online education continues to get a lot of attention in the wake of COVID-19 and the shift it brought to how people can learn. “Internally, we are considering how to provide education to everyone without pricing them out. That is dovetailing with another ambition, he added. It would be quite a different product.”

education

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Here are the investors we spoke to, along with their areas of interest and expertise: Deborah Quazzo , managing partner, GSV Ventures (an education fund backing ClassDojo, Degreed, Clever). Jomayra Herrera, principal, Cowboy Ventures (a generalist fund with portfolio companies Hone and Guild Education).

opportunity

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The highlighted showcase categories. These rising-star startups represent the innovation taking place across these tech categories: Hardware, Robotics, AI + ML. These rising-star startups represent the innovation taking place across these tech categories: Hardware, Robotics, AI + ML. Education, HR + Future of Work.

disruption

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

” At this stage, a startup gets to educate its prospective corporate customer about an emerging technology — but nabbing a purchase commitment is still quite a few exits down the highway. .” The top technology there was quantum computing. Bucket #2 was the second-lowest commitment level: “learning and exploring.”

technology

TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Where kids are concerned, a giant of the category remains Roblox — which leverages social gaming to get children interested in learning programming and potentially earning money off of their creations. And the unique result-oriented way their programs are structured make them highly appealing to modern kids.

education

TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

Fast-forward to today, and Purely Elizabeth, which has since added pancake/waffle mix and oatmeal, is one of the top brands in the breakfast category. She recalls going to her first trade show in 2010 and having to educate retailers on ingredients like chia seeds, coconut sugar and coconut oil.

capital

TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Education has been one of the most significant categories in the tech industry in the past couple of years. CreativeLive is another that has been focusing on educational content specifically for this segment of the market. Image Credits: Domestika. Another is the startup’s focus on e-learning.

creativity

TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

With an enviable lead in its category, Duolingo wants to bring the quality and effectiveness of its curriculum on par with the quality of its product and branding. Duolingo’s competitors see the app’s massive gamification and solitary experience as inherently contradictory with high-quality language education.

education

American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 16, 2024

The winners in six categories are: Bonterra , Best Overall, used Large Language Models (LLMs) to streamline the grant review process for funders, a major challenge in the grant-making space.

peer-to-peer

Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 8, 2025

Cybersecurity and industrial/manufacturing are the two fastest growing categories. Education & life sciences are right behind. With Demo Day approaching this week & inspired by Jamesin Seidel’s YC Series A analysis , I wondered how YC investment patterns have changed since 2020.

investing

TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

To give TechCrunch+ readers a better understanding of what education investors are looking for today, seven leading venture capitalists in the category answered a series of questions about the sector’s future. Jan Lynn-Matern , founder and partner, Emerge Education. Malvika Bhagwat and Kriti Bansal , Owl Ventures.

startup

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. What are you looking for in your next investment, in general?

startup

TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

“At any point someone finds themselves in a category where there might be some repercussions for them doing whatever it is they’re doing, that’s something I would consider ‘at risk’ and something that I can help with,” Sandvik told me when we spoke in New York City this week. How can I best solve them?

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