
BotGauge AI, a San Francisco, CA-based autonomous Quality-Assurance-as-a-Service startup, has raised $2 million in a funding round.
Investors
The round was led by Surface Ventures, with participation from IA Seed Ventures and Saka Ventures.
Surface Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. Founded in 2020, the firm primarily partners with B2B software companies across the U.S. and Canada, with a strong emphasis on AI, data infrastructure, and developer tools.
BotGauge AI Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand research and development, strengthen its autonomous QA agents, and scale operations across the United States and other key global markets.
About BotGauge AI
Founded by Pramin Pradeep, Naresh Kumar Rajendran, Vivek Nair, and Sreepad Krishnan Mavila, BotGauge AI is a software company providing AI-driven quality assurance (QA) solutions designed to modernize and automate the software testing process. Built on AI-powered agentic testing, the platform autonomously discovers test requirements, generates and maintains test coverage, and executes tests at scale across the QA lifecycle, with validation from in-house QA experts. BotGauge AI takes ownership of software quality outcomes and serves fast-growing software companies seeking autonomous, production-grade QA. Its customers include Sully.AI, OroLabs, Kitsa, and Ripple.
Funding Details
Company: BotGauge AI Private Limited
Raised: $2.0M
Round: Unknown
Funding Date: February 2026
Lead Investor: Surface Ventures
Additional Investors: IA Seed Ventures, Saka Ventures
Company Website: https://www.botgauge.com/
Software Category: Autonomous QA / Software Testing Automation
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