Zapier Unzipped: Decoding a No-Code Giant (Part 1)

From hackathon to hyper-growth: The unconventional journey of a SaaS unicorn

Zapier’s journey is a true outlier story: the founding team lacked prestige, their first Y Combinator application was rejected, and they’ve only ever raised one round of funding, yet they have managed to stay profitable three years after launching.

Born during the SaaS explosion, Zapier capitalized on the challenge of integrating data across SaaS applic…