# Wade Foster (slim)

> Wade Foster is founder of Zapier. Zapier MCP (agent actions) on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Founder, Zapier.

Wade Foster is co-founder and CEO of Zapier, the workflow automation platform he started in 2011 with Bryan Helmig and Mike Knoop and launched through Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadefoster/
- X: https://x.com/wadefoster

## What Wade builds

- [Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapier-mcp.md), graded C, 58.2/100, in Agent tool access. Hosted MCP server that lets agents discover and run actions across apps connected to the user's Zapier account. Founder, Zapier, researched 2026-10-26.

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bessemer-venture-partners/)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is Wade Foster?

Wade Foster is co-founder and CEO of Zapier, the workflow automation platform he started in 2011 with Bryan Helmig and Mike Knoop and launched through Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch.

### What does Zapier make?

Anchor Terminal lists Zapier MCP (agent actions) from Zapier.

### Who has invested in Zapier?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital.

### How are Wade's tools graded?

Zapier MCP (agent actions) is graded C, 58.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zapier
- https://zapier.com/

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.