Kobiton, a mobile testing platform developed by Vietnamese engineers, has successfully raised 3 million USD in seed funding from three US companies, venture capital investor Kinetic Ventures, technology company KMS Technology and venture fund Service Provider Capital.
HCM City (VNA) - Kobiton, a mobiletesting platform developed by Vietnamese engineers, has successfully raised 3million USD in seed funding from three US companies, venture capital investorKinetic Ventures, technology company KMS Technology and venture fundService Provider Capital.
Created in 2016 by a group of five engineers,Kobiton enables companies to test and assess the quality of mobile apps,optimising output and saving costs.
This year, Kobiton moved to Atlanta, the US,with 40 members, including more than 30 Vietnamese engineers.
The company plans to use this first 3 millionUSD in external financing to expand sales and marketing to introduceVietnamese technology products to reach the US’s 50 billion USD mobile app market.
Mobile app development can be slow and arduousdue to the use of outdated testing tools, said Kevin Lee, the company’s CEO.
“Our mission – and the reason for thisfundraising – is to bring awareness of the role of quality assurance in mobileapp development and help companies understand how Kobiton can help them deliverhigh-quality apps to the market quickly and at scale.”
Ha Ngoc Vinh Du, managing director of KobitonVietnam, said Kobiton is applying AI and machine learning for automation tests,quickly evaluating compatibility between apps and devices through problems,operations, user interface, and security.
“This will allow Kobiton to providerecommendations to businesses for better testing strategies.”-VNA
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