{
  "id": 972856,
  "title": "SF-based Vals, which develops evaluations and benchmarks to test AI models on real-world tasks, raised a $40M Series A led by a16z at a $400M valuation (Abhinaya Prabhu/Tech Funding News)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/sf-based-vals-which-develops-evaluations-and-benchmarks-to-test-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:15:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://techfundingnews.com/a16z-leads-40m-vals-ai-round-at-400m-valuation-to-test-ai-on-real-world-tasks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vals AI raised $40 million in a Series A round at a $400 million valuation. — Revenue has grown eightfold since 2025 …",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}