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AI Benchmarks: Why the Vendor's Own Test No Longer Counts
Vals AI has closed a $40 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, according to TechCrunch on 19 September 2026. The company keeps its tests private and measures models on real tasks in law, finance and code. The capital certifies a new category: independent verification of capabilities becomes a product you can buy, and the supplier selection criterion shifts from the vendor's published score to third-party evaluation on the client's own domain.
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