Tricentis, the well-funded test automation platform that helps developers find bugs in their code (with the help of AI, of course), today announced that it has acquired SeaLights, a startup that makes the automated testing process more efficient by focusing only on the code that has changed.
While the companies did not disclose the value of the acquisition, it is worth noting that Searight, which was founded in 2015, has raised a total of $50 million, including $30 million in a Series A round in 2021. The company's investors include Red Dot Capital, Deutsche Bank, TransLink Capital, Shasta Ventures, Bloomberg Capital, Cisco Investments, TLV Partners, and Wipro Ventures, among others.
“We are excited to join forces with Tricentis, a leader in continuous testing and quality engineering,” said Eran Sher, CEO and co-founder of SeaLights, who will become EVP and general manager of quality intelligence at Tricentis. “This acquisition marks an important milestone in our journey, expanding our reach and impact. Together we will transform the way organizations approach software quality, making it more intelligent, efficient and reliable. Our combined expertise will drive the next generation of quality intelligence and set a new standard for the industry.”
At its core, SeaLights works by continually checking if code has changed and mapping tests to those changes. The company's platform uses machine learning to quantify the risk of those changes and ensure that new code is covered by the testing solution.
Tricentis brings together these capabilities to provide users with so-called “AI-enabled quality intelligence,” including test impact analysis, quality risk management, and root cause analysis.
“Tricentis is a pioneer in the quality intelligence field with strong coverage for SAP environments, and the additional capabilities of SeaLights extend the advantages of our comprehensive quality intelligence solution to an even wider range of applications and environments,” said Kevin Thompson, CEO of Tricentis.
This marks Tricentis' seventh acquisition, the last of which was Waldo, which the company announced in July of last year.