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UTest Raises $43 Million

UTest has closed a $43 Million Series E round of funding, led by Goldman Sachs. The funding comes ahead of the company’s plans to expand its offering and change its name to Applause, and brings its funding-to-date to more than $80 Million.

UTest provides in-the-wild testing solutions that span the software development lifecycle – including functional, security, load, localization and usability testing. The company has a community of over 100,000 professional testers from 200 countries, according to its website.

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