Promptfoo raises $18.4 million to secure AI systems
Promptfoo, a young startup focused on making AI systems more secure, has raised $18.4 million in a Series A led by Insight Partners, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz.
Launched in 2024, their open-source tools are already being used by more than 125,000 developers and more than 30 Fortune 500 companies.
Their platform runs nonstop security tests for things like chatbots
Their platform runs nonstop security tests for things like chatbots and multi-agent systems, catching issues like prompt injection or data leaks before they cause problems.
They want to make red-teaming (basically "hacking yourself" to find weak spots) as easy and automatic as code testing.
As companies use more advanced AI, the risks get bigger
As companies use more advanced AI, the risks get bigger: think of new ways hackers could mess with smart assistants or leak info.
CEO Ian Webster calls this the biggest challenge stopping wider adoption of AI right now.
Even investors are taking note: Zane Lackey from a16z said Promptfoo proved its value for keeping AI safe in just one year.