When was Zephyr founded?

Zephyr was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 9 years after it was founded.

Where is Zephyr located?

Zephyr is headquartered in San Jose, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Zephyr?

Samir Shah of Zephyr. They are also angel investors in 8 startups, including .

How many employees does Zephyr have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Zephyr is 4.

Is Zephyr a funded company?

Zephyr is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round on May 19, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Zephyr?

Zephyr's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on May 19, 2016, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Zephyr rank among its competitors?

Zephyr ranks 7th amongst 54 active competitors, of which 10 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Testkube, which secured $8M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Zephyr?

Zephyr's top competitors include Tricentis, BrowserStack and Cypress. Among them, Testkube secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Zephyr - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cloud-based test management platform. It offers web, and mobile application testing, visual testing, UI functional testing, and more. It is a test management solution that supports development on Jira and offers real-time integration with Atlassian JIRA. The platform provides solutions for test planning, execution, and asset management across multiple projects.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

San Jose, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$31M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series A, May 19, 2016, $*****

Investors

Frontier Capital & 5 more

Ranked

7^th among 54 active competitors

Employee Count

4 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Tricentis & 56 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Microsoft (Dec 02, 2020)

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Zephyr got acquired by Microsoft on Dec 02, 2020.

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Zephyr has raised a total funding of $31M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on May 19, 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Zephyr has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zephyr:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 19, 2016	7448286	Series A	2567745	3629684	4725725	6010507

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The founders of Zephyr are Samir Shah and Mansoor Khan.

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

Samir Shah: Former Founder & CEO of Zephyr. They are also an angel investor in 8 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Mansoor Khan: Founder of Zephyr.

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Zephyr's employee count trend

Zephyr has 4 employees as of May 26. Here is Zephyr's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Zephyr include Tricentis, BrowserStack and Cypress. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zephyr, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Tricentis 2007, Austin (United States), Series B	AI powered software testing suite	$1.5B	ViewPoint Capital Partners, Insight Partners ... & 9 others	75/100
2nd	BrowserStack 2011, Mumbai (India), Series B	Provider of web and mobile application testing and management platform	$253M	Bond Capital, Accel & 16 others	70/100
3rd	Cypress 2014, Atlanta (United States), Series B	Cloud-based unit and integration testing solutions provider	$54.8M	Bessemer Venture Partners, OpenView & 13 others	62/100
4th	SmartBear 2003, Beverly (United States), Acquired	Cloud based software testing platform	-	Vista Equity Partners, Toba Capital & 2 others	59/100
5th	Testlio 2012, Austin (United States), Series B	Provider of software testing suite solutions	$19.3M	Vertex Holdings, Altos Ventures Management ... & 11 others	57/100
6th	TestGrid 2015, Atlanta (United States), Seed	Provider of end to end test automation solutions	-	-	44/100
7th	Zephyr 2007, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Cloud based test management platform	$31M	Western Technology Investment, Cervin & 4 others	42/100
8th	Experitest 2008, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	SeeTest Mobile Testing Tools Provider	-	-	39/100
9th	Original Software 1997, Basingstoke (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Platform offering code-free software testing and automation for enterprise applications	-	iCabbi	36/100
10th	Testkube 2021, Wilmington (United States), Series A	Platform offering kubernetes testing frameworks	$8M	Insight Partners & 1 others	36/100