Applause
Company

Last deal

$35M

Amount

Series F

Stage

14.09.2016

Date

3

all rounds

$115.82M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Applause provides crowd-sourced digital quality testing to help companies deliver flawless digital experiences to their customers.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Keywords :

Also Known As

uTest, Applause App Quality

founded date

01.08.2007

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series F

IPO status

Private

Description

With a global community of over 300,000 professional testers, Applause offers a suite of testing and feedback capabilities that improve testing coverage, eliminate the limitations of traditional QA labs, and speed up time-to-market for websites, mobile apps, IoT, and in-store experiences. Notable customers include Google, FOX, Best Buy, BMW, PayPal, and Runkeeper. Applause's approach enables brands to achieve omni-channel success by providing real-world insights across demographics, locations, devices, and operating systems.
Legal Names

Legal name

Applause Inc.
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testhub

testhub

Applause is the world leader in testing and digital quality.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Keywords

Software, Information Technology, Apps

Location

Framingham, MA, USA

total rounds

2
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Subsector

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Keywords

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M&A Details
1

Acquired by

Vista Equity Partners

announced date

23.08.2017

Financials

Funding Rounds
8
3

Number of Funding Rounds

$115.82M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 14.09.2016. Their latest investor Berlin Technologie Holding. Their latest round Series F

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
06.03.2015
1
$23.12K
Local Amount - RUB 1.4M
14.01.2014
8
$43M
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Sector

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Subsector

Banks

Location

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count Of Investments

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count Of Exists

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MassVentures

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Sector

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Subsector

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Keywords

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Sector

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Subsector

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Keywords

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Location

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1

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Sector

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Subsector

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Location

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count Of Investments

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count Of Exists

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Co-Investors
Investors
12
4

Number of lead investors

12

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
Yes
Series E, Series F
Yes
Series E, Series F
Berlin Technologie Holding

Berlin Technologie Holding

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Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

Location

Berlin, Germany

count Of Investments

23

count Of Exists

4
Goldman Sachs

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Sector

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Subsector

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David Campbell

David Campbell

current job

Goldman Sachs
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count Of Investments

1
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Subsector

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Keywords

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359

count Of Exists

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Acquisitions
2
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
testhub acquired by Applause

testhub acquired by Applause

acquirer

Applause
Applause

date

05.05.2014

type

Acquisition
testhub

testhub

Applause is the world leader in testing and digital quality.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Keywords

Software, Information Technology, Apps

Location

Framingham, MA, USA

total rounds

2
Apphance acquired by Applause

Apphance acquired by Applause

acquirer

Applause
Applause

date

15.08.2012

type

Acquisition
Apphance

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Sector

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Subsector

Software

Keywords

Software, Mobile, Mobile Apps

Location

Warsaw, Poland

People

Founders
2
Doron Reuveni
Doron Reuveni

Doron Reuveni

Doron Reuveni is the driving force behind one of the fastest growing tech companies in New England. With clarity of vision about the future of web and mobile applications, Doron has grown the company exponentially– in terms of funding, revenue, customers and employees—in just a few short years. Although his idea of "in-the-wild" software testing through a crowdsourcing model was a radical notion in 2007, it has been enthusiastically adopted as an integral part of the software development process for 1000+ companies worldwide. In the years since, Doron has led Applause to numerous honors, including the #8 spot on Forbes' 2013 list of America's Most Promising Companies and the #16 spot on the 2012 INC 500. Doron himself was also a finalist for the 2012 Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year award. With more than 25 years experience, Doron has become an internationally-recognized expert in software development and testing, as well as startup formation and entrepreneurship. Most recently, he was the CEO and Owner of Re.D Consulting, where he advised enterprise firms on their go-to-market strategies, company direction, and product roadmaps. He assisted early stage startups in raising capital, and provided counsel to VC's for portfolio companies' market direction, technology and management evaluation. Prior to Re.D, Doron was SVP of Technology at Enigma, where he led multi-million dollar software implementations for companies such as Ford, Volvo, and United Airlines, while effectively managing a global team of professional software engineers, testers and project managers. In his personal life, Doron is a husband and father of three active children. He helps coach his children's soccer teams, and is an avid skier, cyclist and runner. In fact, Doron has run the Boston Marathon for the past nine years, and competed in several triathlons.

current job

Applause
Applause

organization founded

1

Doron Reuveni

Roy Solomon
Roy Solomon

Roy Solomon

Co-founded Applause, grew it to +$100M ARR. Sold to Vista Equity in a 9 figure deal Investor & founding team member at Dust Identity Angel investor and advisor in SaaS B2B/B2D companies

current job

Salesroom
Salesroom

organization founded

2

Roy Solomon

Employee Profiles
304

Heather Sigel

Vice president, strategic programs

Sofiane Gharrad

Sofiane Gharrad

Strategic Accounts

Rob Emhoff

Strategic partner

John Keeter

Manager, community

Jonathan Zaleski

Jonathan Zaleski

Head Of Applause Lab

Matthew Nolan

Manager, customer success

Andrew Goble

Enterprise account manager - western usa + apac

Christopher Malone

Christopher Malone

President & CFO

Activity

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