BrowserStack

BrowserStack
Company typePrivate
IndustryEnterprise software, web development
Founded2011
FounderRitesh Arora, Nakul Aggarwal
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ritesh Arora
(Co-founder & CEO)
Nakul Aggarwal
(Co-founder & CTO)
Number of employees
1000+ (2024)[1]
Websitebrowserstack.com

BrowserStack is a cloud-based software testing platform founded in 2011. It enables developers and testers to test websites and mobile applications across a wide range of real devices, browsers, and operating systems using AI-powered tools.[2][3] The company has offices in Mumbai, San Francisco, New York, and Ireland.[4]

History

BrowserStack was co-founded in 2011 by Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal, alumni of IIT Bombay (Class of 2006). The concept for the company developed while the founders were working on a consulting project called Downcase. During this time, they began working on a tool to simplify software testing. A beta version of BrowserStack was released after four months of development and attracted approximately 10,000 users. A commercial version followed, and the company became profitable within six months of launch.[5] The platform was originally started as a service to let developers test their websites on Internet Explorer.[6] In October 2015, BrowserStack was recognised as a Bootstrap Champ in The Economic Times Startup Awards.[7]

In January 2018, the company raised $50 million in Series A funding from Accel, which had first approached the company in 2012. In July 2020, the company acquired Percy, a San Francisco-based visual testing platform. In June 2021, the company became the seventh Indian SaaS company to be valued at over $1 billion, following a $200 million Series B funding round led by BOND, with participation from Insight Partners and Accel.[8] The round valued the company at $4 billion, giving it unicorn status. As of 2021, the company had raised a total of $250 million in funding.[9] BrowserStack has operated on a remote-first model since 2021.[5]

In December 2021, BrowserStack acquired Nightwatch.js, an open-source test automation framework.[10] In August 2024, the company acquired Bird Eats Bug,[11] a bug reporting and debugging platform, for $20 million.[12] In May 2025, it acquired Requestly, an HTTP interception and mocking tool backed by Y Combinator,[13] for an undisclosed amount.[14] In June 2025, BrowserStack announced the addition of AI-based tools to its software testing platform.[15]

As of 2025, BrowserStack is reported to support over three million tests daily for over seven million developers and testers and 50,000 teams, including clients such as Amazon, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.[2]

Products

BrowserStack's products include Live, App Live,[16] Automate, App Automate and Percy.

Browserstack integrates with other software testing products such as Selenium IDE, Testim, Katalon and playwright[17][18] used in 135 countries[9] and operates 21 global data centers.[2]

Philanthropy

On April 30, 2025, BrowserStack co-founders Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal pledged ₹100 crore to their alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, with the goal of transforming hostel facilities on campus. IIT Bombay stated that this is among the largest contributions it has ever received for student residential facilities. The donation aims to significantly improve student living conditions on campus.[19]

Recognition

  • 2015: Received the Bootstrap Champ award at The Economic Times Startup Awards.[7]
  • 2021: In the Hurun India Rich List 2021, co-founders Nakul Aggarwal and Ritesh Arora were ranked second and third among self-made entrepreneurs in India under 40, each with an estimated net worth of ₹12,400 crore.[20][21]
  • 2023: Nakul Aggarwal, co-founder, was included in the Economic Times 40 Under Forty list.[22]
  • 2024: Included in the Forbes Cloud 100 list in 2024.[23]
  • 2025: Recognized with the Forbes India Leadership Award in the Outstanding Startup category.[4]

References

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  3. ^ "Automating the workplace". CIO. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  4. ^ a b Arakali, Harichandan (March 7, 2025). "Forbes India Outstanding Startup BrowserStack Is Building A Global Software Leader From India". Forbes India.
  5. ^ a b Arakali, Harichandan (March 28, 2018). "Meet The Duo That's Making Software Testing A Child's Play". Forbes India.
  6. ^ "ET Startup Awards 2015: No venture funding yet, but BrowserStack has cracked the code to profitability". Economic Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Economic Times Startup Awards 2015". Economic Times. Economic Times. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  8. ^ Rakheja, Harshit (2020-07-10). "Mumbai-Based SaaS Company BrowserStack Acquires American Visual Testing Platform Percy". Inc42 Media.
  9. ^ a b Singh, Manish (2021-06-16). "BrowserStack valued at $4 billion in $200 million BOND-led funding". TechCrunch.
  10. ^ Rudra, Tapanjana (2023-01-28). "BrowserStack's Profit Jumps 57% YoY To INR 75.3 Cr In FY22; Operating Revenue Up 59%". Inc42 Media.
  11. ^ "SaaS firm Browserstack acquires Europe-based bug detection platform Bird Eats Bug, commits investment of $20 mn". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 2025-01-29.
  12. ^ L, Krithika K. (2024-08-27). "SaaS Unicorn BrowserStack Acquires Germany-Based Bird Eats Bug For $20 Mn". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  13. ^ "BrowserStack acquires Y Combinator-backed Requestly to strengthen developer tools stack". The Economic Times. 2025-05-06. ISSN 0013-0389.
  14. ^ "BrowserStack acquires Y Combinator-backed Requestly to strengthen developer tools stack". The Economic Times. 2025-05-06. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  15. ^ "BrowserStack introduces AI-powered platform to streamline software testing". The Economic Times. 2025-02-26. ISSN 0013-0389.
  16. ^ Mike Williams (2021-05-25). "BrowserStack App Live review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  17. ^ "Integrations". BrowserStack. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  18. ^ "IIT Bombay receives ₹100 cr donation towards hostel infrastructure". HindustanTimes. Apr 30, 2025.
  19. ^ "BrowserStack co-founders pledge Rs 100 crore to IIT Bombay, aim to transform hostel facilities at their alma mater". The Indian Express. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Hurun Rich List 2021: Meet India's wealthiest self-made entrepreneurs under 40". Livemint. 13 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Hurun Rich List 2021: India's top five wealthiest self-made entrepreneurs under 40 - Divyank Turakhia". The Economic Times.
  22. ^ "ET 40 Under Forty: India's brightest young business leaders". The Economic Times. 2023-06-27. ISSN 0013-0389.
  23. ^ Konrad, Alex; Cai, Kenrick (August 6, 2024). "Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List - Best Cloud Computing Companies Ranked". Forbes.
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