# LMArena

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/arena-ai

Arena runs a public AI ranking and LLM leaderboard and positions itself as an evaluation platform for frontier AI. Website: https://arena.ai

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $150M, Series A, led by Felicis and UC Investments, announced January 6, 2026.

## Whether AI names LMArena

- On the AI infrastructure map: named or cited in 0 of 39 answers to Presspool's AI infrastructure questions on September 27, 2026 (ChatGPT 0 of 8, Gemini 0 of 8, Copilot 0 of 8, Google AI Mode 0 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 7). [See the map](https://presspool.ai/niches/ai-infrastructure).
- Machine Relations Index: Cited in 0 of 16,925 Index answers, May 10, 2026 to September 26, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Sources

- [Own site](https://arena.ai/blog/series-a)
- [Independent source](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/lmarena-lands-1-7b-valuation-four-months-after-launching-its-product/)

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