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Blacksmith Raises $66 Million at a $1 Billion Valuation
· New York time
Blacksmith announced a $66 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia, valuing the company at $1 billion. Its platform helps companies build and test AI code more effectively. The financing puts investor attention on the tools supporting development rather than only the models generating code. More automated output can make the machinery for building and testing it increasingly important. A funding valuation records the terms investors accepted, not a demonstrated profit level or a guarantee of future returns. Still, it is a substantial endorsement of Blacksmith's business prospects. The AI economy has awarded another unicorn horn, this time to a company working on the scaffolding. Even futuristic software needs somewhere sturdy to stand while someone checks whether it works.
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