“If You Don’t Solve This, You’re Stuck in Almost-Production Land” — Galileo CEO on Raising $45M to Fix AI’s Biggest Challenge

For years, companies have been racing to integrate AI into their products, driven by the promise of enhanced capabilities and streamlined processes. Yet, beneath the excitement lies a challenge that few have been able to solve—how do you really know if your AI will work as expected once it’s out in the world?

This is the problem that Vikram Chatterji, co-founder and CEO of Galileo, set out to solve when he started the company three years ago. “If you don’t solve for this, you’re stuck in almost-production land,” Chatterji says, highlighting the significant barrier that many enterprises face in taking their AI from testing to full deployment. Galileo’s mission has been clear from the start: to provide a scalable, reliable way for enterprises to evaluate their AI systems, ensuring they’re safe, effective, and trustworthy.

Fast forward to today, Galileo’s innovative approach to solving this problem has attracted significant attention. The company just raised $45 million in Series B funding, led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Premji Invest, Databricks Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, and other strategic investors. This brings their total funding to $68 million, positioning Galileo as a leader in AI evaluation and observability for enterprises.

The timing of this investment is no coincidence. Galileo has seen an astounding 834% revenue growth since the beginning of 2024, quadrupling its number of enterprise customers and signing on six Fortune 50 companies, including giants like Comcast and Twilio. As AI adoption skyrockets across industries, the demand for Galileo’s Evaluation Intelligence platform has followed suit.