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title: "Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months"
description: "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."
author: "Julie Bort"
section: ai-tech
published: 2026-10-12T21:30:01.581197+00:00
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publisher: "Valor & Ventures Media"
source: "TechCrunch"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/popular-ai-leaderboard-arena-nearly-doubles-valuation-to-3-1b-valuation-in-10-months/
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# Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months

*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.*

## Article

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Julie Bort · TechCrunch

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Originally published by TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/popular-ai-leaderboard-arena-nearly-doubles-valuation-to-3-1b-valuation-in-10-months/