Arena Intelligence raises $200M at over $3B valuation

Arena Intelligence, the startup behind a popular AI model leaderboard, raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. It plans to expand into AI safety evaluation to meet growing demand for assessing AI performance and risks.

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