Key takeaways
- Maneesh Sharma has been appointed COO of LambdaTest, following his successful tenure at GitHub India.
- Under Sharma's leadership, GitHub India experienced significant growth, reaching over 8 million developers.
- LambdaTest has seen substantial business growth, increasing by 300 per cent in the past year.
- The company has raised USD 45 million to enhance its testing platform for developers and testers.
- Sharma aims to leverage his experience to advance LambdaTest's innovative approach to modern software testing.
Former GitHub General Manager for India Maneesh Sharma has joined LambdaTest as its chief operating officer. Sharma would be leading all the go-to-market functions on this test orchestration and execution platform. The platform is used by over a million developers and testers around the world. Since its inception, the company has run more than 100 million tests and grown business by 300 per cent in the last year. In March, the company raised USD 45 million in a venture round led by Premji Invest.
CEO of LambdaTest Asad Khan said, “LambdaTest is on a mission to make the daily lives of testers and developers easier. We are building a modern testing platform that is suited for the present and future testing needs of the community, and Maneesh’s experience will help us immensely in taking our innovation to the global market.”
Under Sharma’s leadership, GitHub’s India market grew exponentially, taking the count to over 8 million developers along with a strong customer base. He has a professional experience of 22 years, holding key positions at companies like Adobe and SAP. He is also an investor and startup advisor.
“LambdaTest has innovated with its platforms and products that help developers break away from legacy testing platforms. With roots in open source and a focus on the software testing community, I am excited to join this amazing team to help every developer build better software,” Sharma said.
