Key facts
- Blacksmith raised $66 million in a Series C funding round.
- Sequoia Capital led the funding round.
- The company's valuation reached $1 billion.
- Annual recurring revenue has grown 17x.
- Over 90 million automated code checks have been run.
Blacksmith, a platform designed to streamline software building and testing, particularly for AI-generated code, announced on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, that it has secured $66 million in a Series C funding round. The investment was led by Sequoia Capital and propels the company's valuation to $1 billion. This latest funding round follows a $45 million Series B just two months prior, which valued Blacksmith at $550 million. The company has now raised a total of $125 million. Blacksmith's CEO, Aditya Jayaprakash, stated that the company was founded to simplify continuous integration (CI) processes, which are becoming increasingly challenging for companies due to the high volume of code, especially code generated by AI. He emphasized the importance of ensuring the trustworthiness of AI-generated software.