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Design Arena

Pre-SeedFunding signal
www.designarena.ai/ConsumerSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Investor read

Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.

Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 6:10 PM

Worth a meetingEvidence-bound analyst verdict
  • •Funding: Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Y Combinator.
  • •Named backers in indexed sources: Y Combinator.
  • •Product/news: 1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings

What would change this read

  • →Open roles appearing would signal burn capacity and growth intent.

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TL;DR

Seed (YC)

Methodology | Design Arena

Funding

Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).

Quick read

  • •Methodology | Design Arena
  • •Reported angle: Launch YC: Design Arena

Key signals

Funding

Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).

Product / news

1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).

Evidence summary

Verified facts

  • •Methodology | Design Arena
  • •Reported angle: Launch YC: Design Arena

Recent movers

  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Design Arena | Y Combinator
  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Launch YC: Design Arena
  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Design Arena | Y Combinator
  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Launch YC: Design Arena
  • •Y Combinator

Suggested next steps

  • ▸Open a founder conversation this month; validate traction claims against the indexed evidence.
  • ▸Add to the active watchlist so new signals trigger alerts.

Funding & hiring signals

funding_articleConfidence: low

Design Arena | Y Combinator

Summer 2025 batch; crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated design across web, image, video, and more.

Affected score: noObserved: May 20, 2026

Weak funding evidence: mention does not include a parsed raise amount/round and may refer to non-funding context.

Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Public index
49Activity 97/100Strong public activity signal
7D-1 (-2.0%)
30D+11 (+28.9%)
Needs Review

The index price and activity score are algorithmic estimates based on observed public company-level signals. They may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and are not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Source health

  • public_page:aboutok
    Last checked Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM
  • public_page:homeok
    Last checked Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM
  • socialok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM

    Design Arena:reddit_credentials_not_configured

  • public_page:changelogok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM
  • public_market_enrichmentok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 04:33 AM
  • public_page:_aboutok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 04:33 AM
  • public_page:_ok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 04:33 AM

Signal timeline

11 dated public signals · newest on the right

Funding
Press
Social
Company
Other
Aug 20, 2025Jan 31, 2026Jul 14, 2026
Funding (1)Press (1)Social (2)Company (5)Other (2)

Signal breakdown

Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.

Public source summary

Total evidence rows
11
Latest evidence
Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM

Source types found

about_pagefunding_articleofficial_siteotherpresssocial

Strongest / recent news-style rows

  • Methodology | Design Arena

    About page · Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM · confidence 90%high quality

  • Design Arena | Y Combinator

    Wed, May 20, 06:10 PM · confidence 88%high quality

  • Designated for assignment

    wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · confidence 50%medium quality

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 11 event(s)

1
Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM · about_page · 90% · publichigh qualityMethodology | Design Arena

Source: About page

Learn how Design Arena uses community voting to rank AI models.

Source ↗
2
Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM · official_site · 90% · publichigh qualityDesign Arena

Source: Homepage

Design Arena is the largest global crowdsourced benchmark for design. Challenge, Vote, Crown your Winner.

Source ↗
3
Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · social · 56% · publichigh qualityHow GLM-5.2 beat Fable 5 At Website Design

Source: hackernews

Source ↗
4
Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · official_site · 75% · publichigh qualityDesign Arena

Source: official_site

Design Arena by The Intelligence Company Leaderboards Models Methodology Our Users en Sonnet 4 GLM 4.5 GPT-5 DesignArena by The Intelligence Company What are you creating today? Video | Fast Website Game Dev 3D Design Data Visualization UI Component Image Log…

Source ↗
5
Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · official_site · 75% · publichigh qualityMethodology | Design Arena

Source: official_site

Design Arena by The Intelligence Company Leaderboards Models Methodology Our Users en Methodology A subjective framework for evaluating AI design capabilities. Join a community of global users. Blog Discord Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Changelog Tournament format…

Source ↗
6
Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · official_site · 75% · publichigh qualityDesign Arena

Source: official_site

Design Arena by The Intelligence Company Leaderboards Models Methodology Our Users en Changelog A historical log of AI model additions, updates, and removals on the Design Arena leaderboard. June 24, 2026 added seedance-2.0-mini seedance-2.0-mini June 23, 202…

Source ↗
7
Wed, May 20, 06:10 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualityDesign Arena | Y Combinator

Summer 2025 batch; crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated design across web, image, video, and more.

Source ↗
8
Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · other · 50% · publicmedium qualityDesignated for assignment

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗
9
Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · other · 50% · publicmedium qualityDesigner Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗
10
Wed, May 20, 06:10 PM · press · 85% · verified_publicmedium qualityLaunch YC: Design Arena

Launch post citing 47k+ users and millions of votes in first weeks.

Source ↗
11
Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM · social · 56% · publiclow qualityGLM-5.2 Beat Fable 5 at Website Design

Source: hackernews

Source ↗

Official / company site

4 row(s)

The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.

official_site·Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Design Arena

Design Arena is the largest global crowdsourced benchmark for design. Challenge, Vote, Crown your Winner.

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
official_site·Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM·Confidence 75%high qualitypublic
Design Arena

Design Arena by The Intelligence Company Leaderboards Models Methodology Our Users en Sonnet 4 GLM 4.5 GPT-5 DesignArena by The Intelligence Company What are you creating today? Video | Fast Website Game Dev 3D Design Data Visualization UI Component Image Log…

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
official_site·Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM·Confidence 75%high qualitypublic
Methodology | Design Arena

Design Arena by The Intelligence Company Leaderboards Models Methodology Our Users en Methodology A subjective framework for evaluating AI design capabilities. Join a community of global users. Blog Discord Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Changelog Tournament format…

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
official_site·Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM·Confidence 75%high qualitypublic
Design Arena

Design Arena by The Intelligence Company Leaderboards Models Methodology Our Users en Changelog A historical log of AI model additions, updates, and removals on the Design Arena leaderboard. June 24, 2026 added seedance-2.0-mini seedance-2.0-mini June 23, 202…

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗

News

4 row(s)

Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.

about_page·Thu, Jul 2, 03:22 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Methodology | Design Arena

Learn how Design Arena uses community voting to rank AI models.

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Designated for assignment

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
press·Wed, May 20, 06:10 PM·Confidence 85%medium qualityverified_public
Launch YC: Design Arena

Launch post citing 47k+ users and millions of votes in first weeks.

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗

Funding / news

1 row(s)

Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 06:10 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public
Design Arena | Y Combinator

Summer 2025 batch; crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated design across web, image, video, and more.

Why it matters: Funding signal — Pre-Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.

Open source ↗

Social

2 row(s)

Social presence and mentions. A soft signal — useful for gauging attention and launch reception, not a substitute for verified traction.

social·Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM·Confidence 56%high qualitypublic
How GLM-5.2 beat Fable 5 At Website Design

Why it matters: Attention signal — social mention or presence; soft signal of market interest.

Open source ↗
social·Mon, Jun 29, 12:38 AM·Confidence 56%low qualitypublic
GLM-5.2 Beat Fable 5 at Website Design

Why it matters: Attention signal — social mention or presence; soft signal of market interest.

Open source ↗

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