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Apify is a ] 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 |language=en}}</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 |language=en}}</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 |language=en}}</ref> '''Apify''' is a ] platform for extracting data from websites and automating workflows a human would otherwise complete manually in a web 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 ], ], ], ], ], ], and the ].<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 ] 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=www.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 its early years, the company received a $12,000 grant from the ] Fellowship on October 20, 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apify - Recent News & Activity |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apify/signals_and_news/timeline |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Crunchbase |language=en}}</ref> followed by $500,000 in funding from INCOMMING Ventures and Reflex Capital over the next four years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apify - Recent News & Activity |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apify/signals_and_news/timeline |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Crunchbase |language=en}}</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 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Apify ranked 14th in the ] 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 |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Apify was ranked as the 187th fastest-growing European company in the ] 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=www.ft.com |language=en-GB}}</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 ] 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 ] 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 ] 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 ], in 2022, Apify had to lay off employees when the cooling ] market and rising ] 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 ], 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 ] 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 '']'' 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 ==
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* Apify platform<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bedřich |first=Václav |date=2019-09-23 |title=Sázka na data. Miliardář Fryc kupuje za desítky milionů korun další podíl v českém startupu Apify |url=https://cc.cz/sazka-na-data-miliardar-fryc-kupuje-za-desitky-milionu-korun-dalsi-podil-v-ceskem-startupu-apify/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CzechCrunch |language=cs}}</ref> * Apify platform<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bedřich |first=Václav |date=2019-09-23 |title=Sázka na data. Miliardář Fryc kupuje za desítky milionů korun další podíl v českém startupu Apify |url=https://cc.cz/sazka-na-data-miliardar-fryc-kupuje-za-desitky-milionu-korun-dalsi-podil-v-ceskem-startupu-apify/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CzechCrunch |language=cs}}</ref>
* Website Content Crawler<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apify - Qdrant |url=https://qdrant.tech/documentation/platforms/apify/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=qdrant.tech |language=en}}</ref> * 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>
* Crawlee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web Scraping with Crawlee: Step-By-Step Tutorial |url=https://brightdata.com/blog/web-data/web-scraping-with-crawlee |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Bright Data |language=en-US}}</ref> * Crawlee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web Scraping with Crawlee: Step-By-Step Tutorial |url=https://brightdata.com/blog/web-data/web-scraping-with-crawlee |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Bright Data}}</ref>
* Crawlee for Python<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-07 |title=Crawlee for Python Tutorial with Examples {{!}} ScrapingAnt |url=https://scrapingant.com/blog/crawlee-python-tutorial |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=scrapingant.com |language=en}}</ref> * Crawlee for Python<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-07 |title=Crawlee for Python Tutorial with Examples {{!}} ScrapingAnt |url=https://scrapingant.com/blog/crawlee-python-tutorial |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=scrapingant.com}}</ref>


== See also == == See also ==

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Apify
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2016
FounderJan Čurn and Jakub Balada
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
Number of locations1
Revenue€6.7 million in 2023
Number of employees25-49
Websitehttps://apify.com/

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

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. The company was incorporated as Apifier s.r.o. on February 15, 2016. The company changed its name to Apify in October 2017. In 2021, Apify ranked 14th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2021. As of 2022, 60% of Apify's revenue was U.S.-based.

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

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.

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

The company releases an annual Black Friday report on deceptive discounting practices by businesses.

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

Products

Apify's main products are the following:

  • Apify platform
  • Website Content Crawler
  • Crawlee
  • Crawlee for Python

See also

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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