When was Headspin founded?

Headspin was founded in 2014 and became a unicorn in 2020.

Where is Headspin located?

Headspin is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

How many employees does Headspin have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Headspin is 220.

Is Headspin a funded company?

Headspin is a funded company, having raised a total of $117M across 9 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was raised for an undisclosed amount in a Series A round.

How much is Headspin worth?

The latest valuation of Headspin is $1.16B as of Feb 25, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Headspin?

Headspin's latest funding was a Series C round on Apr 02, 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

Is Headspin a DevOps company?

The primary sectors of Headspin are DevOps and Software Testing Tools.

Where does Headspin rank among its competitors?

Headspin ranks 2nd amongst 310 active competitors, of which 39 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was MuukTest, which secured $3.09M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Headspin?

Headspin's top competitors include Sauce Labs, Testsigma and Perfecto Mobile. Among them, MuukTest secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Headspin - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of automated and manual testing platform for mobile and web. The platform offers end-to-end automation of the quality assurance process. It allows comparative analysis of application performance against peers. The platform facilitates continuous monitoring of application performance using synthetic data. It provides tools for issue resolution and user experience enhancement.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$117M in 9 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Apr 02, 2023, Undisclosed

Post Money Valuation

$1.16B as on Feb 25, 2020

Investors

Atlassian & 62 more

Ranked

2^nd among 310 active competitors

Employee Count

220 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

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Headspin is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Headspin, Inc. CIN: 474593103 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	31 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
HEADSPIN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2015PTC083265 , India, Active	Oct 08, 2015	$2.6M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	111 (As on Aug 31, 2025)

Headspin has raised a total funding of $117M over 9 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 02, 2023 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Headspin has 40 institutional investors and 23 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Headspin:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 02, 2023	Undisclosed	Series C	-	-	Atlassian	-
Dec 08, 2020	Undisclosed	Conventional Debt	-	-	-	-
Dec 08, 2020	$33.1M	Series C	-	-	-	-

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The founders of Headspin are Brien Colwell and Manish Lachwani. Eric Hatton is the CEO of Headspin.

Here are the details of Headspin's key team members:

Brien Colwell: Former Co-Founder of Headspin. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Manish Lachwani: Former Co-Founder of Headspin and founder of 1 other company.
Eric Hatton: CEO of Headspin.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Headspin's Board of Directors

Headspin's board has 5 active members. Nikesh Arora, Brien Colwell, Jonathan Kaplan, Karim Faris and Rajeev Butani are independent board members.

Here is the list of Headspin's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Nikesh Arora	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m
Brien Colwell	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m
Jonathan Kaplan	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m
Karim Faris	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m
Rajeev Butani	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m

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Headspin's employee count trend

Headspin has 220 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Headspin's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Headspin include Sauce Labs, Testsigma and Perfecto Mobile. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Headspin, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Sauce Labs 2008, San Francisco (United States), Series G	Cloud based cross browser testing solutions provider	$228M	Toba Capital, TPG & 10 others	76/100
2nd	Headspin 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Provider of automated and manual testing platform for mobile and web	$117M	Foundation Capital, Dell Technologies Capital ... & 61 others	69/100
3rd	Testsigma 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-powered platform for continuous software testing and automation	$12.8M	MassMutual Ventures, Accel & 11 others	61/100
4th	Perfecto Mobile 2006, Burlington (United States), Acquired	Platform offering continuous testing software	$90M	TCV, Vertex Ventures Israel & 4 others	58/100
5th	Katalon 2016, Atlanta (United States), Series A	Platform offering automated testing software	$28.7M	Elephant Venture Capital, Endeavor & 1 others	54/100
6th	Intellect BPM 2000, Los Angeles (United States), Series B	Low code application development software for businesses	$7.28M	Lighter Capital, Upscale Ventures & 3 others	54/100
7th	Testim 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Web test automation solutions provider	$23.6M	Foundation Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 9 others	53/100
8th	MuukTest 2017, Raleigh (United States), Series A	Platform offering automated testing software	$5.96M	Contour Venture Partners, Techstars & 5 others	53/100
9th	Drizz 2024, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Provider of vision AI powered mobile application testing automation platform	$2.7M	Stellaris, Shastra & 2 others	53/100
10th	SeaLights 2015, Kfar Saba (Israel), Acquired	Cloud-based continuous testing platform	$50M	TLV Partners, Cisco Investments & 8 others	53/100