Ritesh Arora

About Ritesh

Ritesh Arora is the Co-Founder and CEO of BrowserStack — the world’s leading AI-powered software testing platform, trusted by over 50,000 teams across 135+ countries, including Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, Tesco, and Shell to deliver quality software at speed. He drives the strategic vision and direction for the company.

Under his leadership, BrowserStack has scaled from a bootstrapped startup to a global SaaS leader, with a $4B valuation, a suite of 15+ testing products, and a team operating remotely across Mumbai, Dublin, and San Francisco.

Ritesh is also a serial entrepreneur, an angel investor, and a problem-solver at heart. He is passionate about building products that address complex global challenges. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He lives in Mumbai with his family and enjoys all things math, science, and space.

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BrowserStack Journey

In 2011, during one of his earlier entrepreneurial ventures, Ritesh identified a critical gap in how developers tested websites and applications across browsers and devices. This insight led to the creation of BrowserStack with co-founder Nakul Aggarwal.

·  2011 - BrowserStack was launched and available to all.

·  2012 - Partners with the IE team to offer free Windows testing for 3 months.

·  2013 - Launched automate and screenshot service to test layouts & responsiveness.

·  2015 - Launched mobile testing services for Android and IOS devices.

·  2016 - Establishes offices in San Francisco and Dublin.

·  2017 - Launched App Live for interactive native and hybrid app testing.

·  2018 - Raised Series A funding of $50 million from Accel.

·  2019 - Launched a new data center in US.

·  2020 – Acquired Percy, a leading visual testing platform. Launched SpeedLab-website speed testing tool and Support for Cypress.

BrowserStack's Awards and Recognition

·  Recognised as a Bootstrap Champ in the Economic Times Startup Awards, in 2015.

·  Recognised under the Forbes Cloud 100 List, in 2018.

·  Recognised under the Forbes Cloud 100 List, in 2021.

·  Recognised under the Forbes Cloud 100 List, in 2023

·  Recognised under the Forbes Cloud 100 List, in 2024.

·  Named Outstanding Startup at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2025.

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Networth

The Hurun Rich List 2021 states that Ritesh Arora’s net worth is an estimated Rs. 12,400 crore.

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Quote

"Ideas do not make successful companies, solutions do."

- Ritesh Arora, Co-Founder and CEO of BrowserStack