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Coval

Active · Simulation & Evaluation that scales voice and chat AI agents

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 5
  • team of 10Team size · YC's directory+5.4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

OtherPatronus AIShared: evaluation, simulation, agentStartup →OtherOmiliaShared: chat, voice, agentStartup →
Companies closest to Coval
Company
Patronus AInot in a program hereShared: evaluation, simulation, agentElsewhereOther
Omilianot in a program hereShared: chat, voice, agentElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherHarmonizeShared: chatAlchemist Class 23New YorkStartup →OtherStructIQ SAShared: helping engineerMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026SwitzerlandStartup →AIBluejayShared: chat, voice, engineerYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIVapiShared: voiceYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIPareaShared: monitoring, evaluation, testYC S23New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Coval
Company
HarmonizeShared: chatAlchemist Class 23Not statedOther
StructIQ SAShared: helping engineerMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
BluejayShared: chat, voice, engineerYC X25ActiveAI
VapiShared: voiceYC W21 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
PareaShared: monitoring, evaluation, testYC S23ActiveAI, Devtools

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All of S24
AICloudglueThe video context layer for AI.YC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIcmuxOpen source applied AI lab building next-gen devtoolsYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AICodeVizOne living model of your software architectureYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIConductorRun a team of coding agents on your MacYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIDoublezeroPlatform to build, use, and monetize fully autonomous agentsYC S24RemoteStartup →AIexpand.aiLossless web data.YC S24San FranciscoStartup →
Company
CloudglueThe video context layer for AI.team of 4hiringActiveAI, Devtools
cmuxOpen source applied AI lab building next-gen devtoolsteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
CodeVizOne living model of your software architectureteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
ConductorRun a team of coding agents on your Macteam of 8ActiveAI, Devtools
DoublezeroPlatform to build, use, and monetize fully autonomous agentsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
expand.aiLossless web data.team of 3ActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Brooke HopkinsFounder

About Coval

Coval is a simulation & evaluation platform for autonomous AI agents, helping engineers launch dependable assistants across chat, voice, and other modalities. We simulate thousands of scenarios engineers don't have to manually test their agents. Our CI/CD evaluations automatically simulate and detect regressions.

YC batch
S24 · Summer 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
10
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, SaaS, B2B, Monitoring, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Coval in S24: 248 companies, 85% AI

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Coval: questions

Which YC batch was Coval in?

Coval was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).

Is Coval still active?

Y Combinator lists Coval as active.

Who founded Coval?

Coval's founders, as listed on its YC page: Brooke Hopkins (Founder).

Where is Coval based?

Coval lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.