TestSprite Inc., a platform that offers fully autonomous artificial intelligence-powered software testing, today announced it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its product development.

Investors in the round included Techstars, Jinqiu Capital, MiraclePlus, Hat-trick Capital, EdgeCase Capital Partners and angel investor Rafael Barroso. Additional investments came from the company’s founding team. This round brings the total raised by the company to $1.7 million to date.

TestSprite’s platform provides a set of AI-powered quality assurance tools that fully automate the process of testing back-end and front-end systems with minimal input from developers by using the full context of code, services, documents and custom instructions.

The company said that its platform aims to free individual developers and small teams from the tedium of traditional QA and the need to use current AI copilots for testing. Modern AI testing tools require manual inputs and back-and-forth, which creates time-consuming interventions to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

“As AI-generated code becomes more complex, our vision is to let AI test AI, allowing developers to focus on innovation while maintaining software quality,” said co-founder and Chief Executive Yunhao Jiao.

The company’s software tools learn everything possible about the context available from a user or team’s software up front to do most of the work. It can scan objects, inspect software and interpret documentation. The AI then uses that framework to draft test plans in natural language for review before test code generation. This allows humans to remain in the look should test engineers want to change anything before testing proceeds.

During the test phase, the AI can interpret failures and assist with debugging root causes to provide recommendations based on understanding software code and documentation.

TestSprite integrates with popular tools such as GitHub and supports a range of languages such as Python and JavaScript.

The global automation software testing market was estimated to be worth around $28 billion in 2023, according to a report from market analyst firm MarketsAndMarkets Research Ltd, and is projected to reach $55 billion by 2028. It is driven by the need for better user experience and usability after software is launched and security concerns. The rise of AI and machine learning algorithms in automation is becoming a powerful aid for testing teams to overcome the tedium of manual testing by bringing greater adaptability to the industry, the report noted.

The funding announcement comes shortly after the company released its testing platform into an early access beta program. Developers and small businesses interested in access can sign up right now at the company’s website.

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