
Spur
Spur is your AI QA Engineer. Test your websites with natural language.
Why it ranks #81
Spur, an AI QA engineer from YC S24, ranks #81 of 999 AI agents and #2 of 15 in QA engineer, with a score of 4.8 of 10. Data as of .
The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·
- Proof 3 × 30% 0.9
- Scale 4 × 30% 1.2
- Momentum 7 × 25% 1.8
- Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
- = 4.8
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Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
Claims named customers.
- +3Named customers
“Teams at HelloFresh, Nextdoor, DocuSign, Bilt, Alo Yoga, and Abercrombie are already using Spur for testing across their digital experience – on websites and on their apps.”
Launch YC post · 23 Sep 2026
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
- +3
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Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
8 people, raised $4.5M.
- +38 people on its YC page5 to 9 people
- +1Raised $4.5MYC Alumni Spur Just Raised $4.5M for Their AI Agent Qa Startup - Business InsiderSource · 17 Apr 2025
- +3
- 7
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
Shows a recent launch, hiring and a new claim.
- +3Launched in the last 6 monthsSpur - testing infrastructure for your mobile appsLaunch YC post · 23 Sep 2026
- +2Hiring: 3 open rolesFounding Engineer / Full Stack, Founding Designer, Founding Engineer Infra/Backend - SpurYC page
- +2A new traction claim
“Teams at HelloFresh, Nextdoor, DocuSign, Bilt, Alo Yoga, and Abercrombie are already using Spur for testing across their digital experience – on websites and on their apps.”
Launch YC post · 23 Sep 2026
Not found: funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2024) (+1)
- +3
- 6
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 59% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 41% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 91% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
About Spur
Never code up another test or hire an external QA team. We handle and automate all functional and E2E testing.
Founders
- Sneha SivakumarFounder/CEO
- Anushka NijhawanFounder/CTO
Launches and news
- Spur - testing infrastructure for your mobile appstest and validate your mobile apps in plain english.
- YC Alumni Spur Just Raised $4.5M for Their AI Agent Qa Startup - Business Insider
- Y Combinator | Yale grads Sneha and Anushka begins tech startup
- With launch of tech company Spur, recent grads discuss the hectic, exciting startup life | Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science
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