on-demand testing
for early-stage startups
TEST STRATEGY | FEATURE TESTING | REGRESSION TESTING | AUTOMATED TESTING | TEST PROCESSES
Quality at startup speed
Can't afford full-time QA yet? We're your QA on speed dial
Need E2E automated tests, but can't justify a full-time resource?
New feature ready? Get expert testing today
Need a test strategy for testing while building? We have it
Got a release tomorrow? We've got you today
How it works
1️⃣ Submit request
2️⃣ Discovery (for new client)
3️⃣ Payment & Onboarding
4️⃣ We start working within hours
5️⃣ Delivery, Review, and Approval!
Services
Test Strategy: $1200
Efficient test strategy without over-hiring
2 discovery sessions
Full test strategy document
Quality metrics
Tools & frameworks recommendation
CI/CD integration plan
2h implementation support
Feature Testing: $400
Feature/change testing for 10h
Up to 10h feature/change testing
Regression testing on critical paths
Acceptance Criteria & Test cases review
Exploratory acceptance testing
Bug reporting
Bug fix verification
Regression Testing: $600
Full product regression testing
Regression checklist review(if present)
Full regression testing
48-hour turnaround
Bug reporting
Bug fix verification
+ $300 for regression checklist creation
Test Automation: $3000
Automated tests for the happy path
Test suite review(if present)
Test framework setup & CI/CD integration
20 happy path flows covered with tests
3-weeks turnaround
4h of support
+ $300 for test suite creation
Startup Bundle: $1800/month
Cover all bases efficiently
4 x Feature testing
1 x Regression testing
8 x happy path flows automated
Weekly status update calls
What are clients saying
"Ovidiu is a thoughtful and talented QA Expert who has made an incredible impact on Hopin and our practices. He's built testing systems from 0-1 while also doing hands-on testing. Moreover he was a respected mentor and cultural icon at Hopin, always pushing us forward."
Johnny B. @Hopin
"Ovidiu had a huge contribution through efficient manual and automated testing and implementing a very efficient test strategy. We collaborated for almost 5 years and it was a great journey in all aspects with great impact on our products' quality."
Philipp K. @Telenav
"Between on-demand testing tasks, test processes, test automation and hiring, QA Karma have been our testing partner for 4 years. They also used a great mix of metrics and best practices and coached our engineering team towards a shift-left testing approach."
Dave K. @FluidUI
"We partnered with QA Karma multiple times with great results in transforming and improving our quality strategy and processes to be able to increase the product quality with low resources. They are next level in terms of hands-on work, dedication, and impact"
Mykyta F. @EP
Make testing an asset,
not a burden
Every startup dreams of rapid growth, but quality issues can kill that momentum. That's why we turn testing from a bottleneck into your competitive advantage – delivering expert testing exactly when you need it, without the overhead of a full-time team.
We're startup veterans who know how to balance speed and quality. Whether you're building an MVP, shipping a critical feature, preparing for a major release, or planning to introduce test automation, our services keep you fully covered with testing that scales with your growth, starting at startup-friendly prices.
Small, but MIGHTY
We're Ovidiu Donciu and his QA friends that are passionate about and experienced in software testing in early stage startups without the overhead of dedicated full-time QAs.
Over 15 years partnering with tech founders, we've mastered efficient testing that scales with your startup's growth.
Superpowers:
Dedication, Efficiency, Flexibility, Data-driven, and Results!
let's connect
Winston-Salem, NC