SmartBear
acquired by Francisco PartnersSomerville, US · 931 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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SmartBear provides a platform for software testing, design, and observability that helps development teams ensure application integrity throughout the development lifecycle. The company serves software development teams at scale.
Founders & leadership
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Jason CoheninFounder at WP Engine
Investors · 5
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountDebt FinancingJun 2024Source ↗
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Founder mafia
4 people who came through SmartBear went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 10
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Accelq1552 shared keywordsAutopilot is an AI-powered test automation platform that autonomously discovers, designs, and maintains enterprise tests using generative AI and Q-GPT across the full testing lifecycle. It serves enterprises seeking to scale quality assurance through autonomous test creation, self-healing capabilities, and intelligent test analysis.
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Acquisitions · 2
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsBitBar
BitBar is a cloud-based testing platform for running manual and automated tests of web, native, and hybrid apps across real browsers and devices without maintaining a physical device lab. It serves software development and QA teams, offering public cloud, private cloud, and dedicated device deployment options with CI/CD integration.
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Enterprise Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SmartBear do?
- SmartBear provides a platform for software testing, design, and observability that helps development teams ensure application integrity throughout the development lifecycle. The company serves software development teams at scale.
- Who are SmartBear's investors?
- SmartBear's investors include Francisco Partners, Innovestor Ventures, Insight Partners, Toba Capital, Vista Equity Partners.
- Who acquired SmartBear?
- SmartBear was acquired by Francisco Partners.
- Where is SmartBear headquartered?
- SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, US.