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On 2026/10/9, TechCrunch reported that Arena, an AI model arena originating at UC Berkeley, had raised USD 200 million in Series B funding at a USD 3.1 billion valuation, co-led by Lightspeed and Khosla Ventures with participation from Salesforce Ventures. Annualized revenue had exceeded USD 100 million in month 6, and its valuation nearly doubled within 10 months.
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- techcrunch.com ↗Published Oct 9, 2026
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2026年10月9日，据TechCrunch报道，起源于加州大学伯克利分校的AI模型竞技场Arena完成2亿美元B轮融资，估值达31亿美元，由Lightspeed与Khosla Ventures联合领投，Salesforce Ventures参投。公司6月年化收入已突破1亿美元，估值在10个月内接近翻倍。