# Mahendra Alladi

> Mahendra Alladi is the founder and CEO of ACCELQ, an enterprise test automation company. A former software engineer and Gallop Solutions co-founder, he became Cigniti CTO after its 2013 acquisition of Gallop. His work focuses on making automated testing accessible to business users and technical teams.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at ACCELQ
- **Organizations:** ACCELQ, Gallop Solutions, Cigniti Technologies, Travelocity, i2 Technologies, Sanchez Computer Associates, Forbes Technology Council
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gallop Solutions, acquired by Cigniti in 2013., Appointed Cigniti CTO in 2013., ACCELQ reached $1 million ARR within its first year of selling, according to his April 2022 interview.

## Career timeline

- **Before Gallop** — Worked in technical roles at Sanchez Associates, i2 and Travelocity; built a testing prototype while at Travelocity.
- **Before 2013** — Co-founded Gallop Solutions with Manohar Reddy and developed test migration technology used in the HP ecosystem.
- **2013** — Gallop acquired by Cigniti in May; Alladi appointed CTO.
- **After Cigniti** — Founded ACCELQ; funded early development from his prior exit and moved to Hyderabad to work alongside the team.
- **2018** — Accepted into Forbes Technology Council.
- **2022** — Reported close to 200 ACCELQ customers and continued bootstrapping; ACCELQ Live introduced.
- **2025** — ACCELQ announced generative AI enhancements to Autopilot and an AI Breakthrough engineering award.
- **2026** — ACCELQ announced another AI Breakthrough engineering award in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gallop Solutions, acquired by Cigniti in 2013.
- Appointed Cigniti CTO in 2013.
- ACCELQ reached $1 million ARR within its first year of selling, according to his April 2022 interview.
- Company biography identifies him as an All India topper in the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — ACCELQ announced its second consecutive AI Breakthrough award in the AI-Based Engineering Solution of the Year category; Alladi discussed autonomy combined with governance.
- **2025-06** — ACCELQ Autopilot received an AI Breakthrough engineering award.
- **2025-04** — ACCELQ announced generative AI enhancements to Autopilot.

## Links

- Website: https://www.accelq.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahendra-alladi/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26