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Blacksmith Raises $66m Series C
Blacksmith secures $66m Series C funding to scale CI infrastructure for AI-generated code.
In brief
Blacksmith secures $66m Series C funding to scale CI infrastructure for AI-generated code. Blacksmith raised $66 million in Series C funding at $1 billion valuation to expand continuous integration infrastructure for AI-generated code. Originally reported by Pulse 2.0.
Funding Round Details
Blacksmith raised $66 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation to scale CI infrastructure for AI-generated code.
Investors and Funding Total
The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Premji Invest, Peak XV Partners, GV, and Y Combinator, bringing total funding to $125 million.
Company Background
Founded in 2024 by Aditya "JP" Jayaprakash, Aayush Shah, and Aditya Maru, Blacksmith provides purpose-built infrastructure for continuous integration workloads.
AI Code Generation Challenge
AI coding tools generate substantially more code, creating infrastructure bottlenecks as CI systems struggle to handle increased testing demands.
Customer Impact
Developers using Blacksmith complete CI jobs twice as fast and at 60% lower cost, with weekly jobs increasing from 5 million to over 90 million.
Future Expansion
Blacksmith expects to increase computing capacity five times by 2027 as customer demand for AI-generated code rises.
The one thing
Blacksmith raised $66 million in Series C funding at $1 billion valuation to expand continuous integration infrastructure for AI-generated code.
