--- title: Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads... description: Blacksmith raised a $66 million Series C led by Sequoia, valuing the company at $1 billion. The platform helps companies build and test software, including... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c-clddxqbzz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C | daily.dev og:description: Blacksmith raised a $66 million Series C led by Sequoia, valuing the company at $1 billion. The platform helps companies build and test software, including... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c-clddxqbzz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CLDDxqBZz.png og:image:alt: Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Blacksmith raised a $66 million Series C led by Sequoia, valuing the company at $1 billion. The platform helps companies build and test software, including AI-written code, by making continuous integration less painful. CEO Aditya Jayaprakash said most companies struggle to keep up with the CI volume AI-generated code demands. Annual recurring revenue has grown 17x, and the company has run over 90 million CI jobs for customers including Mercury and Granola. The round comes just two months after a $45 million Series B at a $550 million valuation, and a year after a $10 million Series A valued it at $60 million, bringing total funding to $125 million. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much funding has Blacksmith raised and what is its current valuation? Blacksmith has raised $125 million total and is valued at $1 billion after a $66 million Series C led by Sequoia. This follows a $45 million Series B two months earlier at a $550 million valuation, and a $10 million Series A a year prior at $60 million. _Track funding momentum behind AI-era developer tools like CI platforms on daily.dev._ ### What does Blacksmith's platform do for CI and AI-generated code? Blacksmith helps companies build, test, merge, and validate code changes more efficiently, including code written by AI agents. CEO Aditya Jayaprakash founded it to make continuous integration 'less painful' as companies struggle to keep up with the CI volume AI-generated code requires. It has run over 90 million CI jobs for customers including Mercury and Granola. _Developers scaling CI for AI-written code can compare approaches like this one on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-code-testing-startup-blacksmith-s-valuation-jumps-almost-10x-in-less-than-a-year-bbbkrwprm) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Obsidian Security hits a $1.1bn valuation as AI reshapes the threat](https://daily.dev/posts/obsidian-security-hits-a-1-1bn-valuation-as-ai-reshapes-the-threat-yy99altdv) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Multiverse Computing Announces Series C Fundraising Targeting up to $570 Million](https://daily.dev/posts/multiverse-computing-announces-series-c-fundraising-targeting-up-to-570-million-kc9edgvo2) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#venture-capital](https://daily.dev/tags/venture-capital), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c-clddxqbzz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c-clddxqbzz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c-clddxqbzz"},"datePublished":"2026-10-21T17:19:14.078Z","dateModified":"2026-10-21T17:43:25.279Z","description":"Blacksmith raised a $66 million Series C led by Sequoia, valuing the company at $1 billion. 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