AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
Blacksmith raised $45 million at a $550 million valuation as demand for code validation accelerates.
The Series B was led by Peak XV Partners, with GV and Y Combinator also participating. Blacksmith says it now has more than 5,000 customers, up from more than 700 less than a year ago. Its platform began with CI workloads and now includes Codesmith, an AI agent meant to fix failed code checks. CEO Aditya Jayaprakash said validation has become a bigger bottleneck as teams generate more code with AI tools. TechCrunch AI's note
The Series B was led by Peak XV Partners, with GV and Y Combinator also participating. Blacksmith says it now has more than 5,000 customers, up from more than 700 less than a year ago. Its platform began with CI workloads and now includes Codesmith, an AI agent meant to fix failed code checks. CEO Aditya Jayaprakash said validation has become a bigger bottleneck as teams generate more code with AI tools. TechCrunch AI's note
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