# Ritesh Arora

> Ritesh Arora is the Mumbai-based co-founder and CEO of BrowserStack, the software testing company he started with IIT Bombay classmate Nakul Aggarwal in 2011. Their own difficulty testing a website led to a cloud testing business that grew without outside investment until 2018. His work now spans a broader testing platform, while the founders have pledged support for student housing at their alma mater.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at BrowserStack
- **Organizations:** BrowserStack, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- **Known for:** Co-founded BrowserStack in 2011 and led it as CEO through its expansion into a software testing platform., BrowserStack was profitable and had more than 25,000 paying customers before its January 2018 first financing., BrowserStack received the Economic Times Bootstrap Champ award in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Worked with Nakul Aggarwal on a sentiment-analysis venture while in the final year of college.
- **2006** — Graduated from IIT Bombay in Computer Science and Engineering.
- **Before 2011** — After taking jobs, the founders attempted an internet information-aggregation venture; monetization remained a challenge.
- **2011** — Co-founded BrowserStack with Nakul Aggarwal after encountering cross-browser testing difficulties.
- **2018** — BrowserStack announced its first financing, a $50 million Series A from Accel, on January 30.
- **2020** — Announced BrowserStack’s acquisition of visual testing platform Percy on July 9.
- **2021** — BrowserStack announced a $200 million Series B at a $4 billion valuation on June 16.
- **2025** — Arora and Aggarwal pledged ₹100 crore toward student residential facilities at IIT Bombay; part of the contribution is from BrowserStack’s CSR initiative.
- **2026** — BrowserStack announced a $125 million profits-funded ESOP and share buyback program on January 12.

## Achievements

- Co-founded BrowserStack in 2011 and led it as CEO through its expansion into a software testing platform.
- BrowserStack was profitable and had more than 25,000 paying customers before its January 2018 first financing.
- BrowserStack received the Economic Times Bootstrap Champ award in 2015.
- BrowserStack was valued at $4 billion in its June 2021 Series B.
- Recognized by IIT Bombay as a Distinguished Alumnus.
- BrowserStack received the Outstanding Startup award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — BrowserStack’s Testing Toolkit added AI agents for test case and API test generation, webpage proofreading and form filling.
- **2026-01** — BrowserStack announced a $125 million ESOP and share buyback program, funded entirely from profits, bringing total buybacks to $275 million.
- **2025-05** — IIT Bombay’s alumni newsletter reported the founders’ ₹100 crore pledge for student housing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.browserstack.com/company/leadership/ritesh-arora
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritesh-arora-browserstack/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/_ritesharora
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiteshAroraBrowserStack

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Last updated: 2026-10-07