Testlio Announces Dave Keil as Independent Board Director
Former COO of Tricentis and CEO of QASymphony Brings Broad and Deep Experience to the Managed Quality Engineering Company
Austin, TX. February 19, 2025 – Today, Testlio, a leader in AI-powered, managed quality engineering, announced that Dave Keil has joined its board as an independent director. Through 2024, Testlio conducted an extensive global search for a director who would bring a combination of CEO, quality industry, mergers & acquisitions, strategy, and other experiences. After carefully considering more than 30 highly qualified candidates, Testlio selected Dave.
Dave Keil is currently the CEO of Lakeside Software, a leader in Digital Employee Experience. Previously, he was COO of Tricentis, a global leader in continuous testing and quality engineering, where he helped drive the company to strong growth and operational excellence.
Before that, he was CEO of QASymphony, where he led the company from a startup to nearly $30M of ARR in four years, culminating in a merger with Tricentis. He has been a CEO two other times, began his career at Bain Consulting, and holds degrees from Brown University and the Wharton School of Business.
“Dave Keil impressed us from the beginning,” said Steve Semelsberger, Testlio CEO. “He combines exceptional strategic chops, profound curiosity, deep operational experience, and a robust perspective on modern quality engineering. Plus he’s a thoughtful human being who makes us better via his intellect and wit. We’re honored and excited to have him with us.”
“Testlio is the kind of company that I love,” stated Dave Keil, Testlio Independent Director. “The $90B software testing market opportunity is massive, the team is great, the customers are world-class, the business is highly capital efficient, and the approach to AI-powered, managed quality engineering is innovative. I’m looking forward to helping Testlio scale revenue while maintaining a strong and profitable business model.”
Dave joins existing board members Steve Semelsberger (Testlio CEO), Kristel Kruustük (Testlio Founder), Insik Rhee (Vertex Ventures Partner and Series A Co-Lead), and Carmen Scarpa (Spring Lake Growth Equity Partner and Series B Lead). With Dave joining, Marko Kruustük (Testlio Founder & VP, Platform Design) joins Anthony Lee (Altos Ventures Partner and Series A Co-Lead) in a board observer role.
About Testlio
Testlio is an AI-powered, managed quality engineering company. Our unique approach combines humans and machines to help digital innovators assure great software products at scale. On 600K+ real devices. In 100+ languages. With 800+ payment methods. The company is 100% remote, with people in 150+ countries. It is female-founded; approximately 46% of full-time people are women. Clients include Amazon, athenahealth, Match Group, Microsoft, the NBA, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, Wayfair, and many more. To learn more, visit www.testlio.com.