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Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months.

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LMArena, the company behind the popular AI leaderboard, raised $200 million in a round led by Lightspeed and Khosla, nearly doubling its valuation to $3.1 billion in 10 months.

Why it matters: The funding gives the leaderboard operator capital as it expands its model evaluation to alignment issues such as lying.

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“The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying.”
TechCrunch AI, 08 Oct 2026, 18:19.

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