Wade Foster

Zapier

Co-Founder and CEO

Wade Foster is the CEO and co-founder of Zapier, a workflow automation tool used by millions of people to connect the work apps they use every day. In 2011, Wade teamed up with Bryan Bukowksy and Mike Knoop, to build the initial prototype of Zapier and win the first annual Columbia Startup Weekend. Prior to Zapier, Wade worked as a customer development lead for The Idea Works, Inc. in Columbia, MO. He is an alumnus of Y Combinator and has degrees in industrial engineering and business administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia.