Lead investor
AI funding rounds led by Felicis
Latest round October 29, 2026 · Presspool
Felicis led or co-led 3 funding rounds at 3 AI companies on Presspool's record, announced between October 27, 2025 and January 6, 2026. The most recent: LMArena, DeepJudge and Mercor. The record also names it as an investor in 2 rounds it did not lead.
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Co-leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena | $150M | Series A | January 6, 2026 | UC Investments |
| DeepJudge | $41.2M | Series A | November 4, 2025 | None named |
| Mercor | $350M | Series C | October 27, 2025 | None named |
Rounds by year
| Year | Rounds led | Rounds joined | Total led, in dollars | Round types led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | $150 million | Series A |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | $391 million | Series A, Series C |
Rounds it joined without leading
Rounds whose entry on the record names Felicis as an investor, newest first.
- Phonic: $27.5 million Series A, announced October 29, 2026. Named as an investor. Led by First Round. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for October 26–31, 2026. Sources: Phonic announcement, Explainx editorial report.
- Arda Industries: $160 million Series A, announced October 20, 2026. Named as an investor. Led by Altimeter, Accel and Khosla Ventures. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for October 18–24, 2026. Sources: Arda Industries (Business Wire), FinSMEs.
Maps its companies are on
- On the AI infrastructure map in the weekly sample of November 2, 2026: LMArena, named or cited in 1 of 50 answers; Mercor, named or cited in 0 of 50 answers.
- On the Legal AI map in the weekly sample of November 2, 2026: DeepJudge, named or cited in 3 of 52 answers.
Co-investors
Investors named with Felicis on the rounds above: 8VC, Accel, Altimeter, First Round, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital and UC Investments.
Each round and its sources
LMArena: $150M Series A
DeepJudge: $41.2M Series A
Mercor: $350M Series C
What this page covers
Presspool records the lead investors of each round, as the company's announcement or the confirming outlets name them, and the other investors the round's entry names. This page lists the rounds this investor led on Presspool's record: every weekly AI startup funding roster, and the latest round of each company on a niche map. A round it joined without leading is listed when the round's entry names it, matched only to firms the record names as some round's lead. It is not the investor's full portfolio: rounds its sources did not name it in are not listed.