# Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c
> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c/)
> **Author**: Dominic-Madori Davis (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, industry

## Executive Summary
Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion



## Full Coverage
Blacksmith, a platform that helps companies more efficiently build and test software, including code written by AI, announced Wednesday a $66 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion

In announcing the round, Blacksmith co-founder and CEO Aditya Jayaprakash said the company was founded to make continuous integration (CI) — the process of building, testing, merging, and validating code changes — "less painful." In a blog post, he said that "most companies are struggling to keep up with the volume of CI they need to run," especially in an era where so much code is written by AI

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