Blacksmith hits $550M valuation after 5,000 customers flock to code testing
TechCrunch AI · Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Nine months ago, Blacksmith was a $60 million startup with 700 customers. Today it's worth $550 million and counts more...
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TechCrunch AI · Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Nine months ago, Blacksmith was a $60 million startup with 700 customers. Today it's worth $550 million and counts more...
The Register AI · Jul 28, 2026 · 2 min read
The narrative around AI coding tools has been stuck on speed — how many lines can Copilot spit out, how fast can Cursor...
TechCrunch AI · Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read
Another massive check just landed in the AI coding arena. Emergent, a startup barely a year old, has closed a $130 mill...
OpenAI Blog · Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Factory, a 2023 startup founded by Matan Grinberg and Eno Reyes, isn't building another AI copilot that slaps autocompl...