Blacksmith Hits $1B Unicorn Valuation After Sequoia-Led $66M Series C
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-10-22
Blacksmith, a platform that helps companies build and test AI code more effectively, announced a $66 million Series C led by Sequoia, valuing the company at $1 billion.
The round puts the developer-infrastructure startup in unicorn territory as demand grows for tooling around AI-driven software development.
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