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Confident AI

YC W25

San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 7 employees · Hiring · 6 known investors

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Confident AI is a platform for evaluating, monitoring, and governing AI systems in production. It enables teams to standardize testing practices, track quality and latency metrics, and enforce governance policies across multiple AI initiatives.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGenerative AIOpen SourceAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)

Confident AI was founded in 2024 by Jeffrey Ip and Kritin Vongthongsri.

JIJeffrey Ip
Jeffrey IpCEO & Co-FounderJeffrey Ip previously worked as a software engineer at Google and Microsoft. He created DeepEval, an open-source LLM evaluation framework.
KVKritin Vongthongsri
Kritin VongthongsriCTO & Co-FounderKritin Vongthongsri studied operations research and financial engineering, along with computer science, at Princeton. He has previously worked on NLP systems for a fintech startup and conducted research on autonomous vehicles and human-computer interaction; his work has been published in CHI.

Investors · 6

Vermilion Cliffs Ventureslisted by Vermilion Cliffs VenturesNew York · $200K – $500Kvia Ashley Smith · inferred

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Flex Capital PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $2M

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January CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $15M

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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How I raised Confident AI's $2.2M seed round in 5 days - Confident AIconfident-ai.com · Mar 2025Confident AI: The Evals Platform for AI Quality & Observabilityycombinator.com · Feb 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Confident AI do?
Confident AI is a platform for evaluating, monitoring, and governing AI systems in production. It enables teams to standardize testing practices, track quality and latency metrics, and enforce governance policies across multiple AI initiatives.
Who founded Confident AI?
Confident AI was founded by Jeffrey Ip, Kritin Vongthongsri in 2024.
Who are Confident AI's investors?
Confident AI's investors include Rebel Fund, Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, Y Combinator, Flex Capital Partners, January Capital, Liquid Ventures.
Where is Confident AI headquartered?
Confident AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.