test IO, a Berlin, Germany-based self-service crowdtesting platform for app and web developers, raised $5m in Series A funding.
Turn/River Capital, a San Francisco-based firm, made the investment.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth, including its U.S. market launch (in San Francisco) and company-wide rebrand.
Originally founded in Germany as testCloud by Thomas Gruderich, test IO enables developers, quality assurance personnel and product managers to connect to a crowd of thousands of qualified software testers experts in examining mobile apps and websites and will discover bugs before real customers do.
The test IO crowd of community of over 20,000 professional testers across 78 countries also provides input on workflow, graphical user interface (GUI) and usability, so developers can continuously learn to create better applications.
The company, which has already worked with clients such as Volkswagen, Red Bull, Thomas Cook, Innogames, Jack Wolfskin and others, has rebranded as test IO in conjunction with its U.S. capital raise and launch.
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18/11/2015