Arena is on a mission to accelerate humanity’s rate of hardware innovation

Software defined the last fifty years, but the next leap forward - nuclear fusion, space exploration, breakthrough medications - will be unlocked by hardware. A meaningful acceleration in hardware innovation will enable humanity to achieve these breakthroughs centuries sooner than we could at our current course and speed.

Our values

Our values

/ 01

Form + Function

Form + Function

We strive to truly understand the user and build products that move them on both a rational and an emotional level.

/ 02

Trust > Procedure

Trust > Procedure

We trust you and ask that you trust us. Micro-management and hierarchies are not our way.

/ 03

Pride - Ego

Pride - Ego

We shed our egos and approach problems from first principles. True competence is quiet and humble.

/ 04

Kindness > Niceness

Kindness > Niceness

We know that "being in the arena" can be hard, and authentic support is critical to growth.

/ 05

Real world > Lab

Real world > Lab

We focus on solving real world problems, not over-applying theory, and deliver measurable results that move the needle.

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Speed > Perfection

Speed > Perfection

We value getting from 0 to 1 fast, and then iterating. We believe that the more we ship, the faster we learn.

Our team

Our team combines deep AI expertise with proven applied engineering skills, including 2 professors, 6 Ph.D.s, and AI scientists with >280 peer-reviewed publications.

Alexander Liu

Alican Liceoglu

Andreas Verdelis

Anka Buisson

Arya Hezarkhani

Ben Gelb

Berkin Cilingiroglu

Chad Loh

Christopher Bryant

Claire Pan

Daniel Pedraza

Drausin Wulsin

Eamon Blackwell

Elcin Erkin

Elijah Chancey

Engin Ural

Eugenia Fomitcheva

Hao Liu

Hemanth Chittanuru

Jade Yee

Joel Maynes

Judy He

Jun Jiang

Lisa Vance

Mark Cinali

Matt Gardner

Mattia Ravasio

Michael Frei

Mikael Nida

Mitch Moranis

Nathan Mirman

Nikhil Angad Bakshi

Philipp Barmettler

Pratap Ranade

Reid Butler

Samuel Tay

Siddharth Garg

Usman Farman

Vishal Tien

Yu-Chun Shih

Zhengyuan Zhou

Our investors

Peter Thiel

General David Petraeus

Michael Seibel

Qasar Younis

Ryan Petersen