Wade Foster is Co-Founder and CEO at Zapier, the AI-powered automation platform valued at $5 billion that connects over 7,000 apps and serves more than 2 million businesses worldwide.

Wade earned a BS in Industrial Engineering and MBA from the University of Missouri-Columbia, then worked as Email Marketing Manager at Veterans United Home Loans where he identified the need for automated app integrations.

Wade participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch and built Zapier into one of the most capital-efficient companies in tech history, reaching $100M ARR with only $1.4M in funding.

Under Wade's leadership, Zapier has remained profitable since 2014, pioneered fully remote work since inception, and grew from a startup weekend project to $310M in revenue by 2024.

Zapier processes millions of automated workflows daily, has been named to Forbes Cloud 100 for five consecutive years, and revolutionized no-code automation by making powerful integrations accessible to businesses of all sizes without requiring technical expertise.