Applause (software company)
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| Private | |
| Industry |
Software Testing Crowdsourcing Software Quality Assurance |
| Founded | August, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Framingham, Massachusetts |
Key people |
Doron Reuveni, CEO and Co-founder Thom Kenney, CTO Chris Malone, CFO Roy Solomon, VP Product Management and Co-Founder Tom Bonos, Senior VP Global Sales John Montgomery, Senior VP, Operations Rahul Shah, Senior VP Global Delivery & Customer Service Jan Wolter, General Manager, Applause EU Michael Weinberg, VP & General Manager, Applause Israel [1] |
Number of employees | 301 FTE |
| Website | http://www.applause.com/ |
Applause App Quality, Inc. is a venture-funded company that tests software and conducts usability feedback research.
The company's headquarters are located in Framingham, Massachusetts. It has additional U.S. locations in San Mateo, California and Seattle, Washington.[2] Its European headquarters are located[3] in Berlin, and it has additional offices in Poland[4] and Israel.
History and Acquisitions
The company was originally incorporated under the name uTest in August 2007 by founders Doron Reuveni and Roy Solomon[5] with $2.3M in seed funding from Mesco Ltd. and the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC).[6]
- August 2012: The company acquired an SDK, Apphance, and staff from Polish company Polidea[7][8]
- January 2014: The company closed a $43 million Series E round of funding, led by Goldman Sachs, bringing its current funding to more than $80 million.[9]
- May 2014: The company changed its name to Applause[10] concurrent with the acquisition of German testing company Testhub, which became Applause's European headquarters.[11]
- September 2016: The company closed a $35 million Series F round of funding,[12] led by Credit Suisse with investment also from strategic partner Accenture, bringing its current funding to more than $115 million.
Applause subsequently repurposed the uTest brand as a community of professional testers. Growing to more than 250,000 testers,[13] uTest relaunched as a brand of Applause App. Quality, Inc. in 2015 with an updated site as a social network for software testers.[14]
Product
Applause provides testing services, usability feedback and research. Notable customers include Google, Fox Broadcasting, eBay, Concur and Runkeeper.
Awards
- SIIA CODiE, Best Business Intelligence Tools & Platforms, 2016
- American Business Awards, Bronze Stevie for New Product or Service of the Year, Software – Mobile Solution, 2016
- Forbes, America's Most Promising Companies 2015 (#38), 2014 (#7), 2013 (#8)
- Inc. 5000, 2015 (#1236), 2014 (#887), 2013 (#326), 2012
- BostInno, Boston's 10 Coolest Companies, 2015
- American Business Awards, Gold Stevie Award for the Most Innovative Company (Up to 2,500 Employees), 2015
- American Business Awards, Gold Stevie Award for the Fastest Growing Tech Company (Up to 2,500 Employees), 2013
- MassTLC, Private Company of the Year, 2013
References
- ↑ "Applause Management". Applause, Inc. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "Boston mobile app testing firm Applause establishes offices in Seattle area" (August 11, 2014): http://www.geekwire.com/2014/boston-mobile-app-testing-firm-applause-establishes-offices-seattle-area/
- ↑ "App Tester uTest/Applause Acquires German's Testhub To Grow Its Presence In Europe"(May 5, 2014):http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/05/applause-buys-testhub/
- ↑ "UTest Acquires Apphance In 7-Figure Deal As Mobile Developer Tools Consolidate" (August 15, 2012):http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/15/utest-acquires-apphance-in-7-figure-deal-as-mobile-developer-tools-consolidate/
- ↑ "Executive Team", Applause website (retrieved February 22, 2016); http://www.applause.com/executives
- ↑ "Applause Company Profile", (CrunchBase); https://www.crunchbase.com/funding-round/68248e31fd1635c3782ad8f7dd82744a
- ↑ https://www.polidea.com/
- ↑ "uTest Acquires Apphance Mobile App Testing Tool for Seven Figures", BostInno (August 15, 2012); http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2012/08/15/utest-acquires-apphance-mobile-app-testing-tool-for-seven-figures/
- ↑ "UTest Adds $43M for App Testing, Gets Ready for Future as Applause", Xconomy (January 14, 2014); http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2014/01/14/utest-adds-43m-for-app-testing-gets-ready-for-future-as-applause/
- ↑ "Targeting Bigger Market, UTest To Change Name To Applause Along With Strategy", Forbes (November 5, 2013); http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/11/05/targeting-bigger-market-utest-to-change-name-to-applause-along-with-strategy/#489b8ab72d03
- ↑ "App Tester uTest/Applause Acquires German's Testhub To Grow Its Presence In Europe", TechCrunch (May 5, 2014); http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/05/applause-buys-testhub/
- ↑ "Applause scores $35 mln Series F", peHUB (September 14, 2016); https://www.pehub.com/2016/09/applause-scores-35-mln-series-f/
- ↑ "Applause Reaches $115M in Funding, Eyes Acquisitions Ahead of IPO", BostInno (September 14, 2016); http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2016/09/14/applause-funding-35m-series-f-ipo-plans-accenture-partnership/
- ↑ "Boston Download: Applause Relaunches uTest, 'Rock Band' on Oculus, Mayor Visits Wayfair", (December 4, 2015); http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/12/04/boston-download-mayor-visits-wayfair-harvard-students-green-line-bomb-incident-50-on-fire-winners-announced/
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