Coval is a simulation and evaluation platform for autonomous voice and chat agents, founded in 2024 by Brooke Hopkins, a former technology lead at Waymo. The platform enables engineering teams to auto
Coval is a simulation and evaluation platform for autonomous voice and chat agents, founded in 2024 by Brooke Hopkins, a former technology lead at Waymo. The platform enables engineering teams to automatically simulate thousands of conversational scenarios, perform continuous regression detection via CI/CD integration, and monitor production agent performance in real time. Coval applies rigorous testing methodologies borrowed from the autonomous vehicle industry to address the lack of comprehensive, scalable testing infrastructure in conversational AI development.
Total raised
$3.3M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Brooke Hopkins
Former technology lead for the evaluation job infrastructure team at Waymo (Alphabet's autonomous vehicle division). Gained deep expertise in designing evaluation infrastructure capable of processing millions of scenario simulations and validating safety-critical system behavior. Formulated the core concept behind Coval during Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch and orchestrated the public product launch in October 2024.
Kobi Hudson
Part of Coval's core founding team in an engineering capacity. Detailed biographical information not publicly available.
Dakota Mallen
Part of Coval's core founding team in a technical role. Detailed biographical information not publicly available.
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