# Vals AI

> Independent evaluation platform and private benchmarks that measure whether AI models can do real professional work.

## Why it is interesting

August 13, 2026 Series A: $40M at $400M led by a16z, with 8VC returning. The bet is that labs and enterprises need a third-party scorekeeper as public benchmarks leak into training data — not another foundation model.

## Profile

- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, developer-tools, enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-18

## Key facts

- Series A (Aug 13, 2026): $40M at $400M led by a16z; 8VC, Pear VC, BloombergBeta returning (company blog)
- Company-reported: 8x revenue vs 2025; 2x customers; 3x team in six months
- Directory-linked: /fund/andreessen-horowitz, /fund/8vc

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/8vc

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-vals-ai-40m-series-a-a16z
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-14-18-investment-news-ai-infra-physical

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