Andreessen Horowitz Leads $40 Million Series A for AI Benchmark Startup Vals

By Lucas Ropek · TechCrunch · 2026-09-19

Andreessen Horowitz Leads $40 Million Series A for AI Benchmark Startup Vals

According to TechCrunch, San Francisco startup Vals has secured significant new funding to modernize how artificial intelligence models are tested. The company aims to replace outdated academic assessments with private, industry-specific evaluations that prevent developers from g

According to TechCrunch, San Francisco startup Vals has secured significant new funding to modernize how artificial intelligence models are tested. The company aims to replace outdated academic assessments with private, industry-specific evaluations that prevent developers from g