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HeadSpin is a technology company.
HeadSpin provides a Digital Experience AI Platform, enabling real-device testing and performance monitoring for mobile, web, and OTT applications. It automates quality assurance, leveraging data science to deliver insights for optimizing app performance. The platform offers continuous monitoring, comparative analysis, and a developer-friendly environment for testing on diverse global devices.
Brien Colwell and Manish Lachwani co-founded HeadSpin in 2015. They recognized the challenge of ensuring flawless application experiences across complex digital environments. Their insight: validate applications directly on actual devices and networks, not simulations. This led to a platform providing precise performance data and remote control for robust quality assurance.
HeadSpin serves enterprise clients in telecommunications, media, banking, and retail, focused on delivering superior digital products. Its vision is to perfect global mobile, web, and OTT user experiences, empowering organizations to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks. The company aims to accelerate deployment cycles and maintain exceptional application quality.
HeadSpin has raised $110.0M across 4 funding rounds.
HeadSpin has raised $110.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
HeadSpin is valued at approximately $11.6M.
HeadSpin has raised $110.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
HeadSpin is valued at approximately $11.6M.
HeadSpin's investors include Dell Technologies Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Deepak Jeevankumar, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, AngelList, B Capital Group, BlueRun Ventures, BoxGroup, Climate Capital, Color Capital.
HeadSpin is an AI-powered Digital Experience Platform (DXP) that provides testing, monitoring, and optimization for mobile apps, web, audio, video, and networks across real devices in over 50 global locations.[1][2] It serves enterprises in industries like telcos, media, gaming, banking, retail, digital natives, and automotive, solving the problem of ensuring optimal digital experiences by identifying performance issues through machine-learning analytics tracking 130+ KPIs, regression intelligence, and tools like Grafana dashboards and Appium/Selenium automation.[1] With around 236-258 employees, headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, and backing from PartnerOne (a global software firm serving 1,500+ enterprises including 80% of the world's largest companies), HeadSpin has raised over $80M in funding, achieving a prior $1.1B valuation, though its growth momentum includes acquisition by PartnerOne amid past leadership challenges.[1][2][3]
Founded in 2015 and initially headquartered in Riverside before moving to Sunnyvale, California, HeadSpin emerged to address the need for a unified global platform combining testing, performance monitoring, and Quality of Experience (QoE) management for mobile and web apps.[1][2][3] The company pioneered as the world's first AI Testing & DevOps Collaboration Platform, offering real-device infrastructure, automated testing, and ML-driven analytics to help organizations deliver consistent digital experiences.[1] Early traction came from its robust global device farm and features like remote control, real-time audio playback, and integration with testing frameworks, attracting funding rounds totaling $80.3M by 2020 and leading to unicorn status at ~$1.1B valuation; it later joined PartnerOne's portfolio, gaining resources for enterprise-scale growth.[1][3] Note that its Indian-origin ex-CEO faced fraud charges related to fundraising, pleading guilty, which marked a pivotal leadership shift.[3]
HeadSpin rides the wave of digital transformation, where 5G, edge computing, and omnichannel apps demand flawless cross-device experiences amid rising user expectations for low-latency performance.[1][3] Its timing aligns with explosive growth in mobile/web testing needs—fueled by AV streaming, IoT, and remote work—positioning it to capitalize on market forces like telco 5G rollouts and media fragmentation.[1] By enabling faster issue resolution and DevOps collaboration, HeadSpin influences the ecosystem through leadership in 5G innovation labs and tools that reduce deployment risks for 1,500+ PartnerOne clients, helping enterprises avoid revenue loss from poor digital QoE in a $50B+ testing market.[1][3]
HeadSpin is poised for expansion within PartnerOne's portfolio, focusing on AI enhancements for emerging tech like 6G, AR/VR testing, and sustainable edge networks, while leveraging its global scale to capture more automotive and telco share.[1] Trends like AI-driven observability and zero-trust security will shape its path, potentially driving acquisitions or new verticals amid stabilizing post-leadership turbulence.[3] Its influence may evolve from testing pioneer to full DevOps platform leader, empowering consistent digital perfection as apps become life's backbone—echoing its founding mission to optimize experiences worldwide.[1]
HeadSpin has raised $110.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised HeadSpin Valuation 2020-02-01 in February 2020 at a valuation of approximately $11.6M.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2020 | HeadSpin Valuation 2020-02-01 | Dell Technologies Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Deepak Jeevankumar | |
| Feb 1, 2020 | $60.0M Series C | Dell Technologies Capital, ICONIQ Growth | Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, AngelList, B Capital Group, BlueRun Ventures, BoxGroup, Climate Capital, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Curie.Bio, Dig Ventures, Divergent Capital, Double Down, DST Global, EQT Ventures, Eric Rosenblum, General Catalyst, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Ground Up Ventures, HOF Capital, Insight Partners, Kearny Jackson, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Long Journey Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Menlo Ventures, mParticle, NEO, Next Play Ventures, Hans Tung, Jeff Richards, Operator Partners, Paradigm, Partners Resolute, QueensBridge Venture Partners, RTP Global, Scribble Ventures, Shrug Capital, Sierra Ventures, SignalFire, Stellar Capital, Summit Partners, Web Smith, Techstars, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tribe Capital, Weekend Fund, Adam D'Angelo, Akshay Kothari, Alex Pattis, Amber Feng, Andrew Gluck, Balaji Srinivasan, Casey Neistat, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Anderson, Deepak Jeevan Kumar, Eric Ries, Frederic Kerrest, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, Jen Rubio Butterfield, John Bonten, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Weil, Kunal Shah, Ligaya Tichy, Manik Gupta, Mark Chou, Michael Ryan Dubin, Moshe Lifschitz, Neil Parikh, Peter Hunn, Pratyus Patnaik, Sahin Boydas, Sanket Parekh, Scott Belsky, Sheila Tran, Spencer Slaine, Tim Ferriss, Varsha Rao, Zach Segal, Alex Will, Ali Altaf, Amber Feng, Andrea Moore, Cheryl Hoy, Derek Callow, Jason Sew Hoy, Jeff Weiner, Lisa Kleinsorge, Michael Katz, Shiva Rajaraman, Sunil Pai, Thejo Kote, Alpha Square Group, Tiger Global |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $20.0M Series B | Balderton Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Dig Ventures, eFounders, EQT Ventures, Founder Collective, Glasswing Ventures, HOF Capital, Insight Partners, Kearny Jackson, Lazerow Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Matrix, NewView Capital, Notable Capital, Pareto Holdings, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Sierra Ventures, True Ventures, Weekend Fund, WGI Group, Y Combinator, YOBE Ventures, Andrew Nutter, Christina Cacioppo, Clement Benoit, Greg Kidd, Joe Zawadzki, Michel Meyer, Oleg Tscheltzoff, Adam D’Angelo, Ross Mason, Ryan Hoover, Battery Ventures, Danhua Capital, Karim Faris, Will Griffith, Next World Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Telstra Ventures | |
| Jul 1, 2015 | $30.0M Series A |