
Katalon is a comprehensive test automation solution founded in 2016, offering an AI-augmented platform designed to empower teams of all sizes to deliver exceptional digital experiences faster. The platform provides an all-in-one solution for test authoring, execution, and insights across web, mobile, desktop, and API applications. Key products include Katalon Studio for test creation, Runtime Engine for flexible execution, TestCloud for cloud-based testing, TestOps for centralized management and analytics, and TrueTest for AI-driven test generation. Katalon aims to innovate in software quality, making it a catalyst for growth and supporting teams with a flexible, scalable, and integrated approach to testing. The company fosters a strong community and provides extensive resources, including free training and documentation.

Katalon is a comprehensive test automation solution founded in 2016, offering an AI-augmented platform designed to empower teams of all sizes to deliver exceptional digital experiences faster. The platform provides an all-in-one solution for test authoring, execution, and insights across web, mobile, desktop, and API applications. Key products include Katalon Studio for test creation, Runtime Engine for flexible execution, TestCloud for cloud-based testing, TestOps for centralized management and analytics, and TrueTest for AI-driven test generation. Katalon aims to innovate in software quality, making it a catalyst for growth and supporting teams with a flexible, scalable, and integrated approach to testing. The company fosters a strong community and provides extensive resources, including free training and documentation.
What they do: AI-augmented (AI-native) test automation and quality-engineering platform for web, mobile and API testing
Founding & HQ: Founded 2016; headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Scale: Claims to be trusted by 30,000+ QA/DevOps teams across 80+ countries
Flagship products: TrueTest, Katalon Studio, TestOps, TestCloud, Katalon Scout
Funding: Series A $27M (closed 2021-06-25) led by Elephant Venture Capital; total funding reported ≈ $28.7M
Leadership: Vu Lam (Founder & CEO); Uy Tran (Co‑Founder & COO)
Automating and scaling software testing and quality engineering across web, mobile and API applications.
2016
Software / Software testing & quality engineering
27,000,000 USD
Closed June 25, 2021; Katalon stated proceeds would support leadership growth, accelerate product roadmap delivery and expand go-to-market capabilities.
“Led by Elephant Venture Capital; other investors reported include Endeavor Catalyst, Service Provider Capital, Bossa Invest and VTI Capital.”