# Vishnu Raju Datla

> Vishnu Raju Datla is the founder and CEO of SimpleTest and a co-founder and former CEO of AutoRABIT, where he moved into a board role in 2022. His enterprise-software work spans Salesforce release management, code quality and AI-assisted testing. An Osmania University alumnus and former Goldstone Technologies director, he is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is also listed as an executive advisor to KindKart.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at SimpleTest
- **Organizations:** SimpleTest, AutoRABIT, Goldstone Technologies Limited, KindKart, Sarvam Charitable Trust
- **Education:** Osmania University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led AutoRABIT before moving to its board., Led AutoRABIT through its 2020 Series A and 2021 CodeScan acquisition., Founded SimpleTest, a plain-language testing platform for Salesforce.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a director at Goldstone Technologies Limited before AutoRABIT.
- **2012** — Began service as a founding board member of Sarvam Charitable Trust, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2017** — Published his “No Deployment” argument for automated Salesforce release processes on March 13.
- **2020** — Led AutoRABIT when it announced a $12.5 million Series A from Full In Partners; described five preceding years of bootstrapping.
- **2021** — AutoRABIT acquired CodeScan in March and announced $14.5 million of equity and debt financing in June.
- **2022** — Moved from AutoRABIT CEO into a board role, according to his KindKart biography.
- **2026** — Publicly identified as founder and CEO of SimpleTest, developing AI-driven test automation.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led AutoRABIT before moving to its board.
- Led AutoRABIT through its 2020 Series A and 2021 CodeScan acquisition.
- Founded SimpleTest, a plain-language testing platform for Salesforce.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Promoted SimpleTest’s participation in the East Bay CXO Meetup on enterprise AI workflows.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishnudatla
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vishnuraju

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Last updated: 2026-10-11