Blacksmith raises $66m Series C at $1bn valuation
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On 22 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Blacksmith closed a $66m Series C led by Sequoia at a $1bn valuation, making it a unicorn. The platform helps companies build and test software more efficiently, including AI-generated code. The report said its annual recurring revenue grew 17-fold, it has run more than 90 million CI tasks, and its customers include Mercury and Granola. The round comes just two months after its $45m Series B, bringing total funding to $125m.
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- TechCrunch · AIBlacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C
Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion.
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