Virtuoso QA
Virtuoso QA is a London-based software testing automation company that raised $17M in Series A funding in November 2021. The company has 112 employees and focuses on reducing manual interventions in quality assurance processes.
The growth story
Virtuoso QA grew from 151 to 112 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $17M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2021.
About
Virtuoso QA develops a platform for automating software testing processes, targeting businesses adopting DevOps practices. Its tools aim to simplify testing for non-technical users through an intuitive interface.
The company has grown to 112 employees since its 2016 founding, with its Series A funding round in 2021 attracting investments from firms including Acequia Capital and Mubadala Capital Ventures. Its workforce shows a median tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate employee retention.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Virtuoso QA's largest function, with 14 employees. The company operates with a relatively flat structure typical of startups, focusing on product development and customer implementation.
The Virtuoso QA org chart
Andrew Doughty (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 24 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 23 (+15% YoY), Business Development 20 (-9% YoY), Information Technology 10 (-9% YoY), Sales 9 (-18% YoY), Program and Project Management 8 (+167% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (-33% YoY).
Talent flow
Virtuoso QA recruits heavily from established QA and testing firms, with AppLabs, DXC Technology, and Avo Automation being top sources. Alumni frequently move to other testing automation companies like UiPath and Sonar.
Most common previous employers of Virtuoso QA staff: AppLabs (3), DXC Technology (2), Avo Automation (2), Mindtree (2), CSC (2), Roq - Confidence through quality (2). Former Virtuoso QA employees most often moved to Sonar (3), UiPath (3), TestMu AI (2), Avantra (2), TestGrid.io (2), Sprinto (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Virtuoso QA mafia
Virtuoso QA alumni have founded 4 companies, including Keyframe AI, which employs 9 people, and Hackerspace Kielce, a community-focused organization with 3 staff.
4Digvijay Goswami, was GTM until 2025Nicolas LHOSTE, was EMEA Account Executive | B2B SaaS | Mid-Market until 2022Olivier Selles, was Business Development Representative until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 13% direct, 79% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Virtuoso QA: SQL (21), JavaScript (19), Management (19), Microsoft Excel (18), Java (18), Leadership (18), Microsoft Office (17), Agile Methodologies (17).
Where the team actually sits
Virtuoso QA people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (10), Karnataka, India (7), Lisbon, Portugal (5), United Kingdom (4). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Virtuoso QA attracts about 11,830 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $100K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,789 ranking keywords and lost 2,053 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Virtuoso QA has 112 employees as of September 2026.
Virtuoso QA has raised $17M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2021.
Virtuoso QA was founded in 2016 by Andrew Doughty, Hugo Farinha.
Andrew Doughty (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Virtuoso QA's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Virtuoso QA staff are AppLabs (3 people), DXC Technology (2 people), Avo Automation (2 people).
Former Virtuoso QA employees most often move to Sonar (3), UiPath (3), TestMu AI (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Virtuoso QA, including Keyframe AI, Hackerspace Kielce, MySalesCareer.
Virtuoso QA attracts about 11,830 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $100K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Virtuoso QA staff are SQL, JavaScript, Management, Microsoft Excel, Java.
Virtuoso QA staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (10), Karnataka, India (7), Lisbon, Portugal (5).
Virtuoso QA has about 23 people in Engineering, up 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Virtuoso QA has about 20 people in Business Development, down 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 45 current and 180 former Virtuoso QA profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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