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BrowserStack announces $125 million employee buyback

By Startup Enthusiast · 12 January 2026

What they do

BrowserStack is an AI-powered software testing platform used by over 50,000 teams

It announced a $125 million ESOP and share buyback program, its third, funded from internal accruals

The buyback brings cumulative employee liquidity to over $275 million, reflecting strong cash flows

BrowserStack announced a $125 million ESOP and share buyback program.
Over 500 current and former employees will benefit from the buyback.
This is the third buyback for the company.
The cumulative buyback value across all three programs exceeds $275 million.
The buyback is funded entirely from internal accruals (the company's own cash, not external funding).
The program will roll out in the coming weeks, and participants will receive details directly.
Founders Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal together hold about 78% of the company.

BrowserStack was bootstrapped until 2018 and has strong cash flows, enabling large employee liquidity events.
It briefly was the highest-valued Indian SaaS startup before being overtaken by Postman in 2021.
Similar employee liquidity programs have been done by companies like Flipkart.
The company is actively scouting to acquire developer tool startups using its cash flows.

BrowserStack is the world's leading software testing platform, powered by AI.
It helps developers and QA teams deliver quality software at speed.
It is trusted by over 50,000 teams, including Amazon, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.
The platform powers more than three million tests every day.
It provides access to over 30,000 real devices and browsers.
It operates 21 global data centers.
The company is evolving from testing infrastructure to an end-to-end testing platform.
Its product portfolio has expanded from five to 21 products.
BrowserStack is domiciled in Ireland and does not publicly disclose consolidated financials.
Its Indian entity reported standalone revenue of Rs 771 crore in fiscal 2025, up 13% year-on-year.
The bulk of its revenues are generated from the US and Ireland.

BrowserStack is actively scouting to acquire developer tool startups using its strong cash flows.
It expects to cross $300 million in revenue in calendar year 2026 with double-digit growth.