BotGauge AI Raises $2 Mn Seed

BotGauge AI, an agentic AI startup headquartered in the US with engineering operations in India, has raised $2 Mn (approximately ₹18.1 Cr) in a Seed funding round. The company offers enterprises an AI-powered software quality-assurance (QA) platform for end-to-end software testing.

Investors

This funding round was led by Surface Ventures. Additional participation came from IA Seed Ventures and Saka Ventures.

BotGauge AI Use of Funds

BotGauge AI plans to utilize the fresh capital to expand its research and development work in India, improve its QA agents, and scale its presence in the US and other global markets. The company also intends to expand its engineering team over the next 12-24 months.

About BotGauge AI

Founded in 2024 by Pramin Pradeep, Naresh Kumar Rajendran, Vivek Nair, and Sreepad Krishnan Mavila, BotGauge AI provides a fully managed quality assurance service for software teams. Instead of selling testing tools, its AI agent takes responsibility for testing outcomes. The startup claims its AI agents identify what needs to be tested, create and maintain test cases, and run tests across the software lifecycle, all while human QA experts oversee the process.

Funding Details

Company: BotGauge AI
Raised: $2 Mn
Round: Seed
Funding Date: March 2026
Lead Investor: Surface Ventures
Additional Investors: IA Seed Ventures, Saka Ventures
Software Category: Agentic AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Testing
Company Website: https://botgauge.com
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