LM Arena Raises $100M to Lead AI Benchmarking Revolution
AI benchmarking giant LM Arena secures $100M to expand testing tools used by OpenAI, Google, and more. Here's what it means for the future of AI.
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LM Arena Raises $100M to Lead AI Benchmarking Revolution LM Arena Raises $100M to Advance AI Benchmarking Tools Used by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic Looking for the latest on LM Arena’s $100 million funding round and what it means for the future of AI benchmarking? LM Arena—a widely trusted, crowdsourced platform for testing and ranking artificial intelligence models—has just closed a massive seed funding round that catapults its valuation to $600 million. Backed by elite investors and used by industry leaders like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, LM Arena is fast becoming the gold standard in evaluating generative AI performance. Image Credits:Erik Dreyer / Getty Images This groundbreaking investment was co-led by venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and UC Investments, the financial arm of the University of California. Joining them in the round were Lightspeed Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins—all signaling strong confidence in LM Arena's future as a leading AI benchmarking platform …