Lightspeed Venture Partners AI portfolio in San Francisco
Multi-stage venture firm with deep practices in enterprise, consumer, and fintech. Filtered to AI companies headquartered in San Francisco.
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- 1Arena· San Francisco, California, United States
Created by researchers from UC Berkeley, Arena (formerly LMArena) is a community-powered platform to measure and advance the frontier of AI for real-world use. Tens of millions of builders, researchers, and creative professionals come to Arena to use frontier models and give feedback on their responses, shaping a public leaderboard grounded in real-world use.
- Series A
- 96 employees
- Founded 2025
Lightspeed Venture Partners-backed AI companies in San Francisco
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