
Sepal AI empowers ambitious AI teams to build faster and safer foundational AI models by providing expert-grounded data at every stage of development. They focus on accelerating model iteration and ensuring quality through rigorous vetting and a vast pool of specialized PhD-level experts. Their services include providing novel training datasets, custom benchmarks, pre-launch testing, and agentic applications, all supported by a human-centric approach to AI development. Sepal AI is SOC 2 Certified and is relied upon by top AI labs that prioritize responsible and high-impact AI.

Sepal AI empowers ambitious AI teams to build faster and safer foundational AI models by providing expert-grounded data at every stage of development. They focus on accelerating model iteration and ensuring quality through rigorous vetting and a vast pool of specialized PhD-level experts. Their services include providing novel training datasets, custom benchmarks, pre-launch testing, and agentic applications, all supported by a human-centric approach to AI development. Sepal AI is SOC 2 Certified and is relied upon by top AI labs that prioritize responsible and high-impact AI.
What they do: Expert-grounded training data, RL environments, evaluation tooling, and model fine-tuning for frontier AI labs and enterprises
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Founders: Fedor Paretsky; Kat Hu
Stage / funding: Pre-Seed; raised a round announced Sep 25, 2024
Security / compliance: SOC 2 Certified
Training data quality, model evaluation, and safety for large and frontier AI models
2024
Data and Analytics
500000 USD
“Y Combinator (lead/backing investor)”
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Sepal is running a research initiative to evaluate how AI performs in real-world professional settings. We're partnering with experienced training and L&D leaders to help us assess whether today's AI systems can accurately reason through real training, upskilling, and professional development scenarios.
Your experience building learning strategies, rolling out training programs, and leading L&D initiatives will help set the gold standard for how AI should behave in this domain.
Sample of Reported Job Titles: Training Manager -- Learning and Development Manager -- Training Director -- L&D Manager
Project Scope & Timeline
-- This is a project-based opportunity requiring 40–100 total hours of work between now and December 29. The engagement begins with a paid 2–4 day work trial to ensure mutual fit.
-- Work is flexible and fully remote
MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS
-- 4+ years full-time experience in a training or learning & development leadership role
-- English language fluency
-- Canadian residency
-- Access to a laptop or desktop computer with reliable internet
-- Technology proficiency: Comfortable with messaging, video calling, and uploading files
-- Ability to follow detailed written instructions and complete online tasks independently
COMPENSATION AND LOGISTICS
-- Hourly pay: $73–$150 per hour, plus task bonuses based on experience and fit
-- Paid bi-weekly based on tracked and approved hours
-- Entirely remote
-- Current employment in the field is not required
WHAT YOU'LL DO
-- Share a short overview of your background and L&D focus areas
-- Review how AI approaches training needs assessments, program design, or instructional content creation
-- Evaluate how well the system aligns with what experienced professionals would actually do
-- Offer feedback or improved examples that reflect how learning professionals think, plan, and lead
WHY THIS MATTERS
AI is already starting to show up in employee training, onboarding flows, and performance development tools - but these systems often fall short of the nuance and human insight required for real growth.
By participating, you'll help benchmark the capabilities and limitations of AI in the learning and development space, and ensure that as these tools evolve, they reflect the empathy, strategy, and care that great L&D professionals bring to the table.
TO APPLY
Please apply at: https://sep.al/application?applicationFormId=1ccf5035-6f2f-4b2d-b57b-dcbf73f0ba18&outreachCampaignId=295a06d3-7aa6-41da-a634-d1bb24930647