Who is Dan Slagen?
Dan Slagen is CMO and Chief AI Transformation Officer at Zapier. He joined around September 2025 as SVP Marketing and took both titles in July 2026. Zapier is no-code automation software that connects thousands of apps, so teams can build workflows and AI agents without engineers.
About Dan Slagen
Before Zapier he was CMO of Tomorrow.io, which grew from $2M in ARR to a valuation above $1B. Earlier he was CMO and Chief Culture Officer at ThriveHive and Head of Global Advertising at HubSpot.
About Zapier
Zapier is no-code automation software that connects thousands of apps, so teams can build workflows and AI agents without engineers. Its last recorded valuation is $5B, from a secondary sale in January 2021. In February 2026 Dan ran Zapier's first Super Bowl ad.
Why Dan is on the cover
Dan took Zapier to the Super Bowl within months of joining. Then Zapier made him its Chief AI Transformation Officer as well.
Questions about Dan and Zapier
- What does Dan Slagen do at Zapier?
- Dan Slagen is CMO and Chief AI Transformation Officer at Zapier. He joined around September 2025 as SVP Marketing and took both titles in July 2026.
- What does Zapier do?
- Zapier is no-code automation software that connects thousands of apps, so teams can build workflows and AI agents without engineers.
- How much has Zapier raised?
- Zapier's last recorded valuation is $5B, from a secondary sale in January 2021.

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