AI IntelligenceOct 9, 2026Primary Market
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LMArena · $200 million · LMArena
LMArena operator raises $200M at $3.1B, nearly doubling valuation in 10 months: The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla. The funding values it at $3.1 billion, nearly double its valuation 10 months ago. It is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying.
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LMArena operator raises $200M at $3.1B, nearly doubling valuation in 10 months: The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla. The funding values it at $3.1 billion, nearly double its valuation 10 months ago. It is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying.
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