For QUEST alum Shivam Agrawal, the pursuit of quality didn’t stop after graduation; it evolved into a company that uses AI to redefine how software is tested and built. Agrawal, a QUEST alumnus from Cohort 31, is the CEO and co-founder of QualGent, an AI startup whose mission is improving software quality through tests built with natural language.

After spending almost five years as a software engineer at Google, he realized he wanted more direct impact, greater autonomy, and control to build the product he believes the world needs: QualGent. The startup makes quality assurance more accessible and simple to app development teams and recently earned the backing of Y-Combinator. A core driving force of both Qualgent and Agrawal’s journeys is the pursuit of quality in software, work, and in life. This is especially apparent in Agrawal’s emphasis on surrounding himself with people he can learn from.