Software quality assurance and testing services provider QA Mentor acquires Step One Step Ahead, a privately held software consulting company in Mumbai. Specializing in Robotic Process Automation, Robotic Application Monitoring, Robotic Test Automation, Bot Auditing and Robotic Training & Education, Step One Step Ahead enjoys an impressive portfolio of its own developed products. The financial details of the acquisition isn’t disclosed by company officials.
Having established a new strategic Robotics Automation and Monitoring division from Step One Step Ahead, LLC. The vision will operate under the umbrella of QA Mentor, Inc. and concentrate on providing an array of additional services and capabilities around RPA, Robotic Test Automation and Training & Education space. Swati Gaonkar, the co-founder and newly appointed managing director of Step One Step Ahead, LLC. Will be leading this RPA division concentrating on supporting banking, retail, e-Commerce sectors. Swati holds over 17 years of experience in leading and managing application development, quality assurance, support & maintenance projects.
“We are very excited about this strategic acquisition," said Founder and CEO of QA Mentor, Inc. Ruslan Desyatnikov. “We were very selective in our identification process and evaluated a number of companies in the robotic process automation space but Step One Step Ahead was far ahead in our evaluation scoring. This young, ambitious, and enthusiastic company led by Swati along with her vision and strategy was the deal maker in our decision. A potential arsenal of new unique services which can be offered immediately will position our organization ahead of our competitors as we will help our existing customers and future clients achieve impressive ROI and streamline their operations with the use of robotic automation”.
“We are thrilled to be part of such a strategic and unique company led by visionary, innovative and vibrant leader Ruslan Desyatnikov,” said Swati Gaonkar co-founder of Step One Step Ahead, LLC. “Our vision and future strategic initiatives are aligned with Ruslan and we are looking forward to being a part of a larger Global Organization. This acquisition will allow us to rapidly implement what the market needs and provide new, innovative solutions around Robotic Process Automation, Robotic Monitoring, Bot Auditing Robotic Test Automation for our clients”.
