Led by Arali Ventures, the funding round also saw participation from Java Capital, PeerCheque, DeVC by Matrix Partners, and Tracxn cofounder Abhishek Goyal
Quash plans to utilise the funds to accelerate the development of its AI-backed QA agents, strengthen its engineering team and expand community-focussed initiatives
Founded in 2023, Quash develops autonomous AI agents that perform end-to-end mobile app testing
Bengaluru-based agentic artificial intelligence (AI) startup Quash has raised $635K (about INR 5.4 Cr) in its pre-seed funding round led by Arali Ventures.
The round also saw participation from Java Capital, PeerCheque, DeVC by Matrix Partners, and Tracxn cofounder Abhishek Goyal.
Quash plans to utilise the capital to accelerate the development of its AI-backed quality assurance (QA) agents. It will also be used to strengthen its engineering team and expand its community-focussed initiatives.
Founded in 2023 by Ayush Shrivastava, Ameer Hamza, and Prakhar Shakya, Quash develops autonomous AI agents that perform end-to-end mobile app testing. The startup claims that its AI-driven solutions eliminate the need for manual testers by automating the entire testing lifecycle – from bug detection to resolution.
For context, a bug is an error in a software programme that causes it to malfunction or come up with random results.
Commenting on the fundraise, Arali Ventures principal Harshal Gupta said, “What excites us about Quash is their novel approach of building AI agents to solve for the entire QA process for mobile teams. Ayush, Prakhar and Hamza bring a very first principles approach to product and company building and we are excited to partner with them as they build a transformative AI company.”
The funding comes at a time when AI has taken the world, including India, by storm. AI adoption is on the rise and this has resulted in the emergence of a number of AI-focussed platforms in the country. Not just this, these startups are also witnessing a lot of investor interest.
Recently, AI-powered accounting and bookkeeping platform Febi.ai raised $2 Mn from Lumis Partners, former JP Morgan executive Virender Rana, and Lenskart cofounder Amit Chaudhary. In September, legal tech startup Jhana.ai also raised $1.6 Mn in its ongoing maiden funding round.
According to an Inc42 reportmore than 100 GenAI startups call India their home. These startups have cumulatively raised more than $600 Mn since 2019. Overall, the homegrown GenAI market is expected to see a major boom in the coming years and is projected to cross the $17 Bn mark by 2030.
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