Ankur Goyal, the founder of Braintrust, is no stranger to the challenges of building reliable AI products. Having previously helped develop AI infrastructure at Impira and Figma, Goyal knows firsthand that creating AI tools isn't just about innovative algorithms or impressive models—it's about ensuring that those tools perform well under real-world conditions. This insight has been central to Braintrust’s mission, a company that has now raised $36 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The funding puts Braintrust’s valuation at $150 million and positions t
