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Exclusive: AI code-testing startup Blacksmith hits $1 billion valuation as AI-written code surges

The startup’s valuation has nearly doubled in two months as AI coding tools flood companies with more code than their testing systems can handle.

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  1. 2026-10-21 11:30 · Techmeme
    AI code-testing startup Blacksmith raised a $66M Series C led by Sequoia Capital at a $1B valuation, up from $550M after raising a $45M Series B in August
  2. 2026-10-21 11:00 · Fortune AI
    Exclusive: AI code-testing startup Blacksmith hits $1 billion valuation as AI-written code surges

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