Los Angeles · On-site · $185-260k
Spur
Backed byPredictive VCTotal raised$4.5M
StageSeed
Hiring pace1 roles / 90d
Founded2024
Team size11-50
HQNew York, NY
About Spur
Spur is an AI QA Engineer company founded by two Yale alumni with deep expertise from leading tech companies like Figma and DeepMind. The company is focused on transforming the testing industry through artificial intelligence, helping engineering teams automate and improve their quality assurance processes. Backed by prominent investors including First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Neo, Pear VC, and Conviction, Spur has established itself as a trusted partner for innovative companies such as Nextdoor, Living Spaces, and Wander.com. The company's founding team brings a unique combination of design thinking and machine learning experience to solve critical challenges in software testing.
Open positions · 2
New York · On-site · $160k–$210k/yr
Company at a glance
Locations
Los Angeles, United States ·New York, United States ·San Francisco, United States
Websitespurtest.com
LinkedInLinkedIn
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Other Specialized57%
- Business Operations & Management13%
- Software Engineering12%
- No Information7%
- Product & Design6%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Yale University
- 2.Columbia University
- 3.University of Waterloo
- 4.The London School of Economics and Political Science
- 5.Harvard University
Team Worked At
- Google DeepMind
- Figma
- Kleiner Perkins
- JPMorgan Chase
- Meta
Funding History
EquityApr 2025
$4.5M
raised
Spur, an AI browser-agent QA startup, raised $4.5M in funding from First Round, Pear VC, Neo, Conviction, Liquid2Ventures and others.
Predictive VCPear VCNeoLiquid 2 VenturesFirst RoundConviction
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