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Apify is a [[web scraping]] platform for extracting data from websites and automating workflows a human would otherwise complete manually in an internet browser. It has over 3,000 serverless cloud programs<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Apify Review & Alternatives (2024) |url=https://aiagentsdirectory.com/agent/apify |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=AI Agents Directory}}</ref> called Actors that carry out specific functions, such as a Google Trends scraper<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-25 |title=7 Best Pytrends Alternatives & Competitors |url=https://explodingtopics.com/blog/pytrends-alternatives |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Exploding Topics}}</ref> and website content crawler.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apify - Qdrant |url=https://qdrant.tech/documentation/platforms/apify/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=qdrant.tech}}</ref>
Apify is a [[web scraping]] platform for extracting data from websites and automating workflows a human would otherwise complete manually in an internet browser. It has over 3,000 serverless cloud programs<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Apify Review & Alternatives (2024) |url=https://aiagentsdirectory.com/agent/apify |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=AI Agents Directory}}</ref> called Actors that carry out specific functions, such as a Google Trends scraper<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-25 |title=7 Best Pytrends Alternatives & Competitors |url=https://explodingtopics.com/blog/pytrends-alternatives |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Exploding Topics}}</ref> and website content crawler.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apify - Qdrant |url=https://qdrant.tech/documentation/platforms/apify/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=qdrant.tech}}</ref> Its clients include [[Siemens]], [[Decathlon (retailer)|Decathlon]], [[T-Mobile]], [[Groupon]], [[Accenture]], [[Microsoft]], and the [[European Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brejčák |first=Peter |date=2024-12-12 |title=Nepřesvědčili investory, miliardové ambice tak vystřídalo propouštění. Z krize ale udělali příležitost |url=https://cc.cz/apify-nepresvedcilo-investory-miliardove-ambice-tak-vystridalo-propousteni-krizi-ale-nakonec-prezilo/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CzechCrunch |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-16 |title=Do Apify přiteklo 70 milionů korun. Pražský startup se chce stát dalším českým jednorožcem |url=https://www.hrot24.cz/clanek/do-apify-priteklo-70-milionu-korun-prazsky-startup-se-chce-stat-dalsim-ceskym-jednorozcem-HVEEd |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Hrot24.cz |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=E-shopy s falešnými slevami bude v EU hlídat český program |url=https://www.e15.cz/byznys/cesky-startup-dodal-evropske-komisi-program-ktery-hlida-e-shopy-s-falesnymi-slevami-1413801 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=e15.cz |language=cs}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Apify (originally named Apifier) began as a project in 2015 when its founders Jan Čurn and Jakub Balada participated in the first batch of the [[Y Combinator]] Fellowship program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jakub and Honza × Reflex Capital |url=https://www.reflexcapital.com/founders/honza-a-jakub/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=reflexcapital.com}}</ref> The company was incorporated as Apifier s.r.o. on February 15, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin - Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky |url=https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik-firma.vysledky?subjektId=924944&typ=UPLNY |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=or.justice.cz}}</ref> The company changed its name to Apify in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin - Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky |url=https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik-firma.vysledky?subjektId=924944&typ=UPLNY |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=or.justice.cz}}</ref> In 2024, Apify received €2.8 million in funding from J&T Ventures and others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Prague startup Apify raises €2.8M for AI data mining |url=https://tech.eu/2024/04/15/prague-startup-apify-raises-eur28m-for-ai-data-mining/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Tech.eu}}</ref> In 2021, Apify ranked 14th in the [[Deloitte]] Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Technology Fast 50 2021 |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/hu/en/pages/about-deloitte/topics/technology-fast-50.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Deloitte Hungary}}</ref> In 2023, Apify was ranked as the 187th fastest-growing European company in the [[Financial Times]] ranking.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilby |first=Nathalie |date=2023-03-01 |title=FT 1000: the seventh annual ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies |url=https://www.ft.com/ft1000-2023 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=ft.com}}</ref>
Apify (originally named Apifier) began as a project in 2015 when its founders Jan Čurn and Jakub Balada participated in the first batch of the [[Y Combinator]] Fellowship program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jakub and Honza × Reflex Capital |url=https://www.reflexcapital.com/founders/honza-a-jakub/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=reflexcapital.com}}</ref> The company was incorporated as Apifier s.r.o. on February 15, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin - Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky |url=https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik-firma.vysledky?subjektId=924944&typ=UPLNY |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=or.justice.cz}}</ref> The company changed its name to Apify in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin - Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky |url=https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik-firma.vysledky?subjektId=924944&typ=UPLNY |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=or.justice.cz}}</ref> In 2021, Apify ranked 14th in the [[Deloitte]] Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Technology Fast 50 2021 |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/hu/en/pages/about-deloitte/topics/technology-fast-50.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Deloitte Hungary}}</ref> As of 2022, 60% of Apify's revenue was U.S.-based.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-31 |title=Hlavne to nepokaziť. Startupy Apify, Yieldigo a Memsource to majú našliapnuté do elitného klubu |url=https://www.trend.sk/trend-archiv/hlavne-to-nepokazit-startupy-apify-yieldigo-memsource-to-maju-nasliapnute-elitneho-klubu |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.trend.sk |language=sk}}</ref>

From 2019 to 2024, Apify [[Bootstrapping|bootstrapped]] its growth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-16 |title=Do Apify přiteklo 70 milionů korun. Pražský startup se chce stát dalším českým jednorožcem |url=https://www.hrot24.cz/clanek/do-apify-priteklo-70-milionu-korun-prazsky-startup-se-chce-stat-dalsim-ceskym-jednorozcem-HVEEd |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Hrot24.cz |language=cs}}</ref> In 2024, Apify received €2.8 million in funding from J&T Ventures and others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Prague startup Apify raises €2.8M for AI data mining |url=https://tech.eu/2024/04/15/prague-startup-apify-raises-eur28m-for-ai-data-mining/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Tech.eu}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sedlák |first=Jan |title=Čeští scrapeři webových dat Apify získali od J&T a Fryce desítky milionů na další expanzi |url=https://www.lupa.cz/aktuality/cesti-scraperi-webovych-dat-apify-ziskali-od-j-t-a-fryce-desitky-milionu-na-dalsi-expanzi/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Lupa.cz |language=cs}}</ref>

While the company grew rapidly during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 pandemic]], in 2022, Apify had to lay off employees when the cooling [[venture capital]] market and rising [[central bank]] interest rates preempted an anticipated investment round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brejčák |first=Peter |date=2024-12-12 |title=Nepřesvědčili investory, miliardové ambice tak vystřídalo propouštění. Z krize ale udělali příležitost |url=https://cc.cz/apify-nepresvedcilo-investory-miliardove-ambice-tak-vystridalo-propousteni-krizi-ale-nakonec-prezilo/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CzechCrunch |language=cs}}</ref>

With the public release of [[ChatGPT]], companies using Apify's tools for AI training has become one of its key markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loucký |first=Milan |title=CFO pod lupou: Dušan Antoš, Apify - CFOworld.cz |url=https://www.cfoworld.cz/clanky/cfo-pod-lupou-dusan-antos-apify/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CFOworld |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Na Slovensku je regulácia umelej inteligencie mizivá. Prečo to tak je a aké sú pre a proti? |url=https://fontech.startitup.sk/umela-inteligencia-regulacia-slovensko-pre-a-proti/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=FonTech.sk |language=sk-SK}}</ref>

The company releases an annual [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] report on deceptive discounting practices by businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fiktivní slevy: Nečistá hra se zákazníky |url=https://www.businessinfo.cz/clanky/necista-hra-se-zakazniky/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=BusinessInfo.cz |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-28 |title=Pravda o slevách během Black Friday: e-shopy čarovaly s cenou, zjistila analýza {{!}} Aktuálně.cz |url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/finance/nakupovani/black-friday-skutecne-slevy-porovnani/r~ab190004d43d11e7984d0cc47ab5f122/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Václavík |first=Lukáš |title=Největší e-shopy na Černý pátek opět podváděly se slevami |url=https://www.cnews.cz/clanky/cerny-patek-2017-alza-czc-mall-falesne-slevy/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Cnews.cz |language=cs}}</ref>

In 2023, Apify was ranked as the 187th fastest-growing European company in the [[Financial Times|''Financial Times'']] ranking.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilby |first=Nathalie |date=2023-03-01 |title=FT 1000: the seventh annual ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies |url=https://www.ft.com/ft1000-2023 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=ft.com}}</ref> In 2024, CzechCrunch named it as one of its "10 Hot Startups" for 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5. Apify - StartupAwards 2024 |url=https://cc.cz/startupawards2024/apify/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CzechCrunch |language=cs}}</ref>


== Products ==
== Products ==

Latest revision as of 16:55, 23 December 2024

Apify
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2016
FounderJan Čurn and Jakub Balada
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Number of locations
1
Revenue€6.7 million in 2023[1]
Number of employees
25-49[2]
Websitehttps://apify.com/

Apify is a web scraping platform for extracting data from websites and automating workflows a human would otherwise complete manually in an internet browser. It has over 3,000 serverless cloud programs[3] called Actors that carry out specific functions, such as a Google Trends scraper[4] and website content crawler.[5] Its clients include Siemens, Decathlon, T-Mobile, Groupon, Accenture, Microsoft, and the European Commission.[6][7][8]

History

[edit]

Apify (originally named Apifier) began as a project in 2015 when its founders Jan Čurn and Jakub Balada participated in the first batch of the Y Combinator Fellowship program.[9] The company was incorporated as Apifier s.r.o. on February 15, 2016.[10] The company changed its name to Apify in October 2017.[11] In 2021, Apify ranked 14th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2021.[12] As of 2022, 60% of Apify's revenue was U.S.-based.[13]

From 2019 to 2024, Apify bootstrapped its growth.[14] In 2024, Apify received €2.8 million in funding from J&T Ventures and others.[15] [16]

While the company grew rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2022, Apify had to lay off employees when the cooling venture capital market and rising central bank interest rates preempted an anticipated investment round.[17]

With the public release of ChatGPT, companies using Apify's tools for AI training has become one of its key markets.[18][19]

The company releases an annual Black Friday report on deceptive discounting practices by businesses.[20][21][22]

In 2023, Apify was ranked as the 187th fastest-growing European company in the Financial Times ranking.[23] In 2024, CzechCrunch named it as one of its "10 Hot Startups" for 2024.[24]

Products

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Apify's main products are the following:

  • Apify platform[25]
  • Website Content Crawler[26]
  • Crawlee[27]
  • Crawlee for Python[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Prague startup Apify raises €2.8M for AI data mining - tech.eu". tech.eu. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  2. ^ "Apify Technologies s.r.o." Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  3. ^ "Apify Review & Alternatives (2024)". AI Agents Directory. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  4. ^ "7 Best Pytrends Alternatives & Competitors". Exploding Topics. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  5. ^ "Apify - Qdrant". qdrant.tech. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  6. ^ Brejčák, Peter (2024-12-12). "Nepřesvědčili investory, miliardové ambice tak vystřídalo propouštění. Z krize ale udělali příležitost". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  7. ^ "Do Apify přiteklo 70 milionů korun. Pražský startup se chce stát dalším českým jednorožcem". Hrot24.cz (in Czech). 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  8. ^ "E-shopy s falešnými slevami bude v EU hlídat český program". e15.cz (in Czech). 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  9. ^ "Jakub and Honza × Reflex Capital". reflexcapital.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  10. ^ "Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin - Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky". or.justice.cz. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  11. ^ "Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin - Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky". or.justice.cz. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  12. ^ "Technology Fast 50 2021". Deloitte Hungary. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  13. ^ "Hlavne to nepokaziť. Startupy Apify, Yieldigo a Memsource to majú našliapnuté do elitného klubu". www.trend.sk (in Slovak). 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  14. ^ "Do Apify přiteklo 70 milionů korun. Pražský startup se chce stát dalším českým jednorožcem". Hrot24.cz (in Czech). 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  15. ^ "Prague startup Apify raises €2.8M for AI data mining". Tech.eu. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  16. ^ Sedlák, Jan. "Čeští scrapeři webových dat Apify získali od J&T a Fryce desítky milionů na další expanzi". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  17. ^ Brejčák, Peter (2024-12-12). "Nepřesvědčili investory, miliardové ambice tak vystřídalo propouštění. Z krize ale udělali příležitost". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  18. ^ Loucký, Milan. "CFO pod lupou: Dušan Antoš, Apify - CFOworld.cz". CFOworld (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  19. ^ "Na Slovensku je regulácia umelej inteligencie mizivá. Prečo to tak je a aké sú pre a proti?". FonTech.sk (in Slovak). 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  20. ^ "Fiktivní slevy: Nečistá hra se zákazníky". BusinessInfo.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  21. ^ "Pravda o slevách během Black Friday: e-shopy čarovaly s cenou, zjistila analýza | Aktuálně.cz". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  22. ^ Václavík, Lukáš. "Největší e-shopy na Černý pátek opět podváděly se slevami". Cnews.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  23. ^ Kilby, Nathalie (2023-03-01). "FT 1000: the seventh annual ranking of Europe's fastest-growing companies". ft.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  24. ^ "5. Apify - StartupAwards 2024". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  25. ^ Bedřich, Václav (2019-09-23). "Sázka na data. Miliardář Fryc kupuje za desítky milionů korun další podíl v českém startupu Apify". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  26. ^ "Apify - Qdrant". qdrant.tech. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  27. ^ "Web Scraping with Crawlee: Step-By-Step Tutorial". Bright Data. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  28. ^ "Crawlee for Python Tutorial with Examples | ScrapingAnt". scrapingant.com. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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