Artillery
YC S21Limerick, IE · Founded 2021 · Delaware corporation · 5 employees · 6 known investors
Artillery is a performance testing toolkit that provides load testing, Playwright-based end-to-end testing, and production monitoring capabilities for web applications and APIs. It serves development and DevOps teams that need to ensure application performance and reliability at scale.
Also known as Artillery.io
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSOpen SourceDevOpsIrelandEuropeFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
Artillery was founded in 2021 by Hassy Veldstra and Hasan Minatullaevich Veldstra.
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Hassy Veldstrain𝕏FounderHassy Veldstra has worked as a site reliability engineer and open source developer before founding Artillery, a platform focused on helping development teams build and deploy reliable systems.
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Hasan Minatullaevich VeldstraCo-founder
Board
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Investors · 6
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
boldstart venturesreportedMiami · $1M – $3Mvia Eliot Durbin · board
Essence Venture CapitalreportedSeattle · $10K – $10Mvia Timothy Chen · inferred
First Round CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $7M
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General CatalystreportedSan Francisco · $30M
Lowercase CapitalreportedJackson
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2M disclosed across 1 round · 2021
▶$2MraisedAug 2021 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2MraisedAug 2021 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Eliot DurbinDirector
- Hasan Minatullaevich VeldstraExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.1M
- Amount sold
- $2M
- First sale
- Jul 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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New $500M Artillery Shell Plant Failed To Produce Any 155mm Partstwz.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Artillery do?
- Artillery is a performance testing toolkit that provides load testing, Playwright-based end-to-end testing, and production monitoring capabilities for web applications and APIs. It serves development and DevOps teams that need to ensure application performance and reliability at scale.
- Who founded Artillery?
- Artillery was founded by Hassy Veldstra, Hasan Minatullaevich Veldstra in 2021.
- Who are Artillery's investors?
- Artillery's investors include Y Combinator, boldstart ventures, Essence Venture Capital, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, Lowercase Capital.
- How much funding has Artillery raised?
- Artillery has disclosed $2M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Artillery headquartered?
- Artillery is headquartered in Limerick, IE.