INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kobiton, an Atlanta-based mobile testing platform that helps developers test their apps on real devices using the open-source Appium
automation framework, today announced that it has raised a $5.2 million Series A round
The round was led by BIP Capital, with support from seed investors KMS Technology and Kinetic Ventures, as well as BetterCloud executive
chairman Jon Hallett, former Infor COO Ken Walters and Kevin Lee, the CEO of Kobiton
Previously, the company raised $3 million in seed funding.KMS Technology actually incubated Kobiton before it was spun out into its own
company in 2016.Current customers include Cap Gemini, Frontier Airlines, GreenSky, Office Depot and Q2.One thing that sets Kobiton apart
offers a cloud-based lab but also allows you to test set up your own private and local labs as needed
In total, Kobiton supports more than 350 devices and, of course, provides detailed logs for all tests, including full video, screenshots,
greatly advanced on the maturity testing model with more and more realization that extensive real-device testing is necessary to create
argues that until now, it took a lot of developer-level expertise to write the test scrips necessary to run automated tests
He also argues that automated test scripts tend to be brittle
