Blacksmith

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The company passed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit and describes controls including Firecracker-isolated ephemeral VMs, access controls, and disaster recovery.

Blacksmith says it reviewed its security practices and is SOC 2 Type I compliant following a third-party review.

Blacksmith is building a cloud platform with a hardware-software stack designed specifically for CI.

The company offers plans to help businesses speed up GitHub Actions, save time, and reduce CI/CD costs by up to 75%.

Blacksmith's team is working to make GitHub Actions faster and more efficient for developers.

Blacksmith says its service can run CI/CD 2x faster, download caches 4x faster, build Docker images 40x faster, and eliminate queue times.

Blacksmith, a continuous integration (CI) platform for software development, secures **$66 million in Series C funding** led by Sequoia, reaching a **$1 billion valuation**. The company automates code validation, addressing challenges in scaling CI workflows amid rising AI-generated code. Blacksmith reports **17x annual recurring revenue growth** and over **90 million CI jobs executed**, with customers including Mercury and Granola. The round follows a **$45 million Series B** (valuing the company at $550M) and a **$10 million Series A** (valuing it at $60M) just one year prior.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Blacksmith, an AI-powered code-testing infrastructure provider, reaches a **$1 billion valuation** amid rising adoption of AI-generated code. The company helps developers validate AI-written code before deployment, addressing growing demand for automated testing solutions in software development. Blacksmith’s valuation reflects its pivotal role in integrating AI tools into production workflows.

Oct 2026 · FortuneNews article

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Blacksmith raises a $45 million Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550 million valuation, nearly 10 times the $60 million valuation it received less than a year earlier. The software validation startup serves more than 5,000 customers, including Mercury, Supabase, Clerk, Ashby, and Expensify, and offers continuous-integration infrastructure alongside Codesmith, an AI agent that fixes failed code checks. CEO Aditya Jayaprakash says revenue is in the tens of millions of dollars, and the company plans to expand its coding-tool suite.

Aug 2026 · TechCrunchNews article