Confident AI
YC W25San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 7 employees · Hiring · 6 known investors
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.
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Jeffrey Ipin𝕏CEO & Co-FounderJeffrey Ip previously worked as a software engineer at Google and Microsoft. He created DeepEval, an open-source LLM evaluation framework.
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Kritin VongthongsriinCTO & 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 VenturesNew York · $200K – $500Kvia Ashley Smith · inferred
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
January CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $2M – $50M
Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M
Rebel FundreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Also in the syndicate · 1
Flex Capital
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseed roundMar 2025
Flex Capital, January Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Rebel Fund, Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, Y Combinator
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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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 Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, Y Combinator, January Capital, Liquid Ventures, Rebel Fund.
- Where is Confident AI headquartered?
- Confident AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.