# Rainforest QA

> Rainforest QA is an AI-powered, no-code software testing platform that helps product teams run regression and functional tests without building or maintaining brittle test frameworks. Founded in 2012 in San Francisco and backed by Y Combinator, the company has executed more than 42 million tests for over 10,000 startups and product teams.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Fred Stevens-Smith (Co-founder & CEO), Russell Smith (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~120 employees
- **Products:** Rainforest QA Platform, AI Self-Healing Tests, Visual UI Testing, CLI & API Test Execution
- **Notable:** Executed 42M+ tests on production software, Caught hundreds of thousands of bugs before reaching customers, Raised $50M+ from top-tier investors

## Products & services

- **Rainforest QA Platform** — An AI-powered, no-code test automation platform that lets product teams author regression and functional tests in plain language and execute them in parallel on cloud infrastructure.
- **AI Self-Healing Tests** — Tests that automatically adapt to UI changes, reducing maintenance burden and flake rates.
- **Visual UI Testing** — Pixel-level visual regression checks that catch layout and styling defects humans miss.
- **CLI & API Test Execution** — Run Rainforest tests directly from CI/CD pipelines via CLI or API for continuous testing workflows.

## Achievements

- Executed 42M+ tests on production software
- Caught hundreds of thousands of bugs before reaching customers
- Raised $50M+ from top-tier investors
- Pioneered crowdsourced human-powered QA before pivoting to AI-driven automation

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Refreshed brand and 2025 logo system rolled out across the product.
- **2024** — Expanded AI self-healing and visual-layer testing capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rainforestqa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rainforestqa
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rainforestqa
- GitHub: https://github.com/rainforestapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rainforestqa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RainforestQa

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Last updated: 2026-05-23