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August 14, 2026

Vals AI

Vals AI, led by Rayan Krishnan and Langston Nashold, secured $40 million in Series A funding at a $400 million valuation to independently test and grade AI models on real-world tasks.

Round
Series A
Amount raised
$40M
Lead investor
Andreessen Horowitz
Industry
AI, Enterprise Software, Benchmarking
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees
11-50 employees

Other investors

  • 8VC
  • Pear VC
  • Bloomberg Beta
  • HRT Ventures
  • Next Ladder Ventures

Source: Tech Funding News