Startup profile for Promptfoo: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (seed), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Promptfoo

LLM evaluation and red-teaming toolkit for prompt/security testing.

Stage

seed

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Promptfoo is interesting

Promptfoo addresses evals and LLM security — the unsexy layer every production AI team eventually needs.

Key facts

  • Series A (Jul 2025): $18.4M led by Insight Partners; a16z participated (public reporting)
  • Seed (Jul 2024): $5M led by a16z (Promptfoo blog)
  • Co-investors: angel executives only in seed round (Shopify, Discord, Okta CEOs)

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Industries

AI & Machine Learning Developer Tools Cybersecurity

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Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.

Promptfoo counts Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) among its investors, alongside Insight Partners, per public funding announcements.
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Last updated: 2026-07-24