The company that grades AI for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and xAI just raised $40M at a $400M valuation. It disclosed a customer relationship with the labs it evaluates.
Vals AI (Series A blog) / a16z. Recorded 16 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.
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