Applause - About the company
Applause is an acquired company based in Framingham (United States), founded in 1966. It operates as a Platform offering crowdsourced testing solution. Applause has raised $116M in funding from investors like UBS, Goldman Sachs and QuestMark Partners. The company has 96 active competitors, including 21 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like TestIO, HackerOne and Bugcrowd.
Company Details
Platform offering crowdsourced testing solution. It offers crowd-driven automated testing, user experience testing, AI testing, security testing, etc. The platform integrates with development tools systems and environments that include APIs, bug tracking, bug fix verification system, etc. It offers codeless automation, test case management, etc.
- Website
- applause.com
- Social
- Registered Address
- Mckinney, Texas
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1966
Location
Framingham, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$116M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
1st among 96 active competitors
Employee Count
1,615 as on Jul 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Testimonial Hero (Nov 17, 2020)
Legal entities associated with Applause
Applause is associated with 5 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Applause App Quality, Inc. CIN: 26-0684005 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2006 | - | 293 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | - |
APPLAUSE APP QUALITY UK LTD CIN: 9582468 , United Kingdom, Active | May 07, 2015 | - | 12 (As on May 31, 2025) | |
APPLAUSE GROUP, INC. CIN: 811945233 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2017) | - |
Applause App Quality, Inc CIN: 20161541513 , United States, Active | Aug 10, 2016 | - | 288 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
UTEST, INC. CIN: 260684005 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 301 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Applause's acquisition details
Applause got acquired by Testimonial Hero on Nov 17, 2020.
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Applause's funding and investors
Applause has raised a total funding of $116M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 1997. Its latest funding round was a Series F round on Dec 21, 2016 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Applause has 20 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Applause:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Dec 21, 2016 | 7674640 | Series F | 2734609 | 9016391 | 5686609 | 8544953 |
Jan 16, 2014 | 1637165 | Series E | 6515494 | 4893441 | 5096883 | |
Dec 05, 2011 | 9029227 | Series D | 1584330 | 8524827 |
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Applause's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileApplause's Board of Directors
Applause's board has 12 active members. Christopher Malone, James Savage, David Campbell, Sharon Wienbar, Doron Reuveni, Eric Groves, Joel Mesznik, Jitendra Saxena, Sharon Weinbar, Craig Dynes, Travis Connors and Timothy Krongard are independent board members.Here is the list of Applause's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 10m | |
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ycuygms | Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 4m |
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mmldmsx | Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 7m |
ytbexgd | Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 8m |
sqqnwkr | Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 3m |
dolxkec | Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 3m |
Applause's employee count trend
Applause has 1,615 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Applause's employee count trend over the years:
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Applause's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Applause include TestIO, HackerOne and Bugcrowd. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Applause, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Applause 1966, Framingham (United States), Acquired | Platform offering crowdsourced testing solution | $116M | 74/100 | |
2nd | Continuous and launch testing | $5M | 70/100 | ||
3rd | HackerOne 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E | AI powered security testing platform | $159M | 70/100 | |
4th | Bugcrowd 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of crowdsourced security platform offering vulnerability disclosure and penetration testing | $184M | 66/100 | |
5th | Websites and mobile application crowd testing platform | $14.7M | 66/100 | ||
6th | Yes We Hack 2013, Paris (France), Series C | Provider of a global bug bounty and vulnerability management platform | $52M | 59/100 | |
7th | Platform offering crowd testing, quality optimization, experience and security solutions | $15.2M | 55/100 | ||
8th | Provider of security testing and bug bounty platform | $27.2M | 49/100 | ||
9th |  HackenProof 2017, Tallinn (Estonia), Unfunded | Provider of web3-focused bug bounty and crowdsourced cybersecurity testing platform | - | - | 49/100 |
10th | Global App Testing 2013, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Platform offering crowdsourced app testing solution | - | 46/100 |
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Applause's Investments and acquisitions
Applause has acquired 2 companies including Testhub and Apphance. Applause has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Applause
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News related to Applause
Filter this listMedia has covered Applause for a total of 13 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about people movement and 2 about company updates.
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Applause Names Aatish Salvi Chief Executive Officer, Promotes Tacita Morway to Chief Technology OfficerMarTech Series•Jul 07, 2026•Applause
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Linxup Partners with Applause to Help Reward, Retain Safe Drivers in Field ServicePR Newswire•Apr 28, 2026•Linxup, Applause
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Applause Announces First Annual "Applause Top 10" Awards Honoring Service-Led Growth LeadersPR Newswire•Jan 12, 2026•Applause
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Applause Named a Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe for Seventh YearBusiness Wire•Dec 03, 2025•Applause
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Ogury Appoints Industry Leader Nicolas Bidon as Chief Executive OfficerMarTech Series•Nov 24, 2025•Applause
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