Applause raises $35 million to grow its ‘in-the-wild’ software-testing services

App testing firm Applause has raised a fresh $35 million round led by Credit Suisse’s Direct Equity Partners, with participation from Accenture and previous investors, including Goldman Sachs’s Merchant Banking Division, QuestMark Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Longworth Venture Partners, Mesco Ltd, and MassVentures.
Previously known as uTest, before a rebrand back in 2014, Applause has developed a form of app testing that side-steps contrived laboratory settings and tap