app testing

TestGrid is a ‘one-stop shop’ for testing apps at scale

Created by a developer who needed to test apps at scale, TestGrid is an on-demand platform that lets users run tests on websites and apps across browsers and operating systems. The startup, which is l

Mobot secures capital to grow its fleet of robots that bug-test mobile apps

Mobile apps have to be bug-tested across countless devices to ensure they work as intended. Users don’t look kindly on poor experiences — 88% say they’ll abandon apps based on minor

BrowserStack hauls in $50 million Series A from Accel

It’s not often you see a single venture capital firm investing $50 million in a Series A round. These usually involve a much smaller number spread across a variety of investors, but Accel saw so

LinkedIn open sources nifty Android app testing tool

LinkedIn announced today that it is open sourcing a tool called Test Butler, which was developed in-house to overcome limitations on Android app test emulators. As LinkedIn was developing its late

App Tester uTest/Applause Acquires German’s Testhub To Grow Its Presence In Europe

The crowdsourced app testing startup formerly know as uTest, which is rebranding to Applause and earlier this year took in a $43 million Series E funding injection led by Goldman Sachs, has just spent

App Crowdtesting Startup, Testbirds, Closes €2.1M Series A, Gunning To Become The uTest Of Europe

Munich, Germany-based mobile and web app crowdtesting startup, Testbirds, which lets companies outsource their app testing to its sizeable network of testers, has closed a €2.1 million ($2.9 million

YC-Backed Watchsend Records Mobile Screen Interactions For User Testing

While traditional analytics detail what users tap in an app, they don’t show what happens in between. If only developers could watch their users in action. With Y Combinator-backed Watchsend, de

Mobile App Testing Startup Sauce Labs Raises $5M

Cloud-based app-testing service <a target="_blank" href="https://saucelabs.com">Sauce Labs</a> closed $5 million in Series C funding today, led by Toba Capital, with angel investor Scott Banister an