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Investment · 1 May 2022

Investing in Requestly: Simplifying API Testing and Debugging

By Rahul Gupta, Alok Bishoyi
4 min read

We’re pleased to announce our investment in Requestly, a company simplifying how developers test and debug APIs for web and mobile applications.

Debugging eats developer time

Mobile devices drive 61% of website visits, and users spend 90% of their time in apps — so the need for efficient API testing has never been greater. Yet developers still spend much of their time manually debugging APIs, an inefficient and error-prone process.

What Requestly does

Requestly lets developers capture and modify API responses without backend changes. Its client-side API mocking system makes it easy to simulate scenarios, removing the need for code modification during testing.

A browser extension, desktop app and Android SDK cover testing without complex configuration — even for mobile apps with SSL pinning. That sets it apart from traditional approaches requiring codebase changes or cumbersome proxy setups.

Built for teams

Requestly prioritizes collaboration: teams share configurations and testing scenarios through cloud-synced rules and settings, working across devices and sharing potential fixes in a single click. It optimizes the workflow between developers, product managers and QA.

The team

Sachin Jain (ex-Google, Adobe and Blinkit), Sahil and Sagar have firsthand experience of the frustration of debugging APIs. Sachin and Sahil worked together at Blinkit; Sagar came to the team as an early Requestly user. The result is a tool that genuinely addresses developer needs.

If you're a founder starting up, reach out at hi@dzero.vc.
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