Blacksmith
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In the newsDFX coverage that names this record
1 story- · Venture roundCorrectedCompany that raised
DFX has recorded two other rounds led by Sequoia Capital in six months.
Read full story: Blacksmith raises $66 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital
2 of the 8 investors
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- $66Mannounced
Announced a Series C ($66M round) on Oct 21, 2026.
A company that just raised has fresh capital, a new board and new vendors to choose.
FactPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire)For Investors, lenders, service providersFinancing history → - 8 investorsnamed
8 investors on record;
The investors already on the cap table shape who leads the next round.
Facts
- Year of incorporation
- unknown
- Revenue range (Form D)
- unknown
- Rounds on record
- 2
- Disclosed raised
- $111Msum of rounds with a disclosed amount only
- Named investors
- 8
Why this company matters
- Hiring: 20 open roles on its jobs board
Timeline
- Oct 21, 2026Blacksmith announced Series C of $66,000,000, led by Sequoia CapitalRound announced Fact Press release
- Aug 12, 2026Blacksmith announced Series B of $45,000,000, led by Peak XV PartnersRound announced Fact Press release
Financing history
- Oct 21, 2026Series C · $66.0M (disclosed) · valuation $1.0B (unknown)Premji Invest (participant)Sequoia Capital (lead) via Isaiah BoonePremji Invest (participant)GV (participant)Y Combinator (participant)Peak XV Partners (participant)Fact Press release · “Blacksmith Raises Sequoia-Led Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Scale Code Validation”
- Aug 12, 2026Series B · $45.0M (disclosed)Fact Press release · “Blacksmith Raises $45M Series B from Peak XV Partners as AI-Generated Code Drives Demand for Faster Code Validation”
Capital evidence
- First dated raise
- Jan 1, 2024
- Latest dated raise
- Aug 12, 2026
- Aug 12, 2026announced round (announced) · $45.0M (announced) · equityTier A, primary record Press release · “Blacksmith Raises $45M Series B from Peak XV Partners as AI-Generated Code Drives Demand for Faster Code Validation”
- Jan 1, 2024accelerator investment (invested) · Y CombinatorTier A, primary record accelerator portfolio blacksmith · “Blacksmith: YC Winter 2024; status Active; ; The fastest way to run your GitHub Actions”
- undatedinvestor portfolio listing (listed) · Peak Xv Partners Operations LLCTier A, primary record investor portfolio page peakxv.com · “company page in sitemap: https://www.peakxv.com/companies/blacksmith”
- Oct 1, 2026investor portfolio listing · Peak Xv Partners Operations LLCTier A, primary record Firm website · “listed on https://www.peakxv.com/our-companies: Blacksmith (/companies/blacksmith)”
- Aug 12, 2026named investor in round · Y CombinatorTier B, published record Press release · “Blacksmith Raises $45M Series B from Peak XV Partners as AI-Generated Code Drives Demand for Faster Code Validation: Y Combinator (participant, existing)”
- Aug 12, 2026named investor in round · GVTier B, published record Press release · “Blacksmith Raises $45M Series B from Peak XV Partners as AI-Generated Code Drives Demand for Faster Code Validation: GV (participant)”
- Aug 12, 2026named investor in round · Peak XV PartnersTier B, published record Press release · “Blacksmith Raises $45M Series B from Peak XV Partners as AI-Generated Code Drives Demand for Faster Code Validation: Peak XV Partners (lead)”
Tier A is a primary record (a sworn filing, or the investor's or program's own page), B a published record, C a signal that is not confirmed capital. Amounts keep their kind: sold, offered, announced and debt principal are never added together.
Who would invest
How comparable investors are foundComparable investors backed two or more of the companies this company’s own investors also back. Broader fit co-invested two or more times with them and dated a new company in the last 12 months. Each reason is a fact on record: a shared company, a co-investment count, a dated deal, a stage or round size it has joined. A shared sector alone never puts a firm here. Nothing is a prediction that a firm will invest.Already invested
8 investors on record- GV round, participant Fact prnewswire.com
- Peak XV Partners round, participant Fact prnewswire.com
- Premji Invest round, participant Fact prnewswire.com
Strong comparable investors
20 firmsFirms that backed two or more of the companies this company's own investors also back.
- Accel
- Backed 8 companies this company's investors also back
- Co-invested 43 times with 6 of this company's investors
- Has entered companies at Series C (16 on record)
- Has joined rounds of $50M to $150M (47 on record)
- 11 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Oct 22, 2026
- Khosla Ventures, LLC
- Backed 8 companies this company's investors also back
- Co-invested 42 times with 5 of this company's investors
- Has entered companies at Series C (16 on record)
- Has joined rounds of $50M to $150M (32 on record)
- 17 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Oct 27, 2026
- Initialized Capital Management, LLC
- Backed 6 companies this company's investors also back
- Co-invested 36 times with 3 of this company's investors
- Has entered companies at Series C (1 on record)
- Has joined rounds of $50M to $150M (3 on record)
- 1 new company dated in the last 12 months, latest Apr 14, 2026
+17 more comparable investors
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Broader fit
20 firmsFirms that co-invest repeatedly with this company's investors and dated a new company in the last 12 months.
- Union Square Ventures
- Backed 1 company this company's investors also back
- Co-invested 13 times with 3 of this company's investors
- Has entered companies at Series C (7 on record)
- Has joined rounds of $50M to $150M (9 on record)
- 5 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Sep 29, 2026
- Scribble Ventures Management, LLC
- Backed 1 company this company's investors also back
- Co-invested 10 times with 3 of this company's investors
- 1 new company dated in the last 12 months, latest Jul 8, 2026
- 2 funds raising or deploying (newest vintage 2023)
- Matrix
- Co-invested 14 times with 2 of this company's investors
- Has entered companies at Series C (2 on record)
- Has joined rounds of $50M to $150M (10 on record)
- 8 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Oct 6, 2026
- Led 22% of 32 rounds whose lead is known
+17 more broader-fit firms
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People
Ownership and outcomes
How these are wordedA company a buyout or growth firm lists on its own site is “listed in the portfolio of”, never “acquired by”. A date prints only when a deal record gives one; otherwise the row says when DFX first saw it.Listed on 2 firm portfolio pages; none states an outcome (acquired, public, exited or active). DFX does not assume the company is active.
Evidence: 2 listingseach firm's own card, as read
2 more listings counted above; the firms are named with a plan.
Credit relationships
How a loan is matchedA BDC reports its loans by borrower name. A position shows here only when the match passed a precision gate (a hand-labelled sample was 29 of 30 correct); the tier and confidence are printed on each row. Amounts are the lender’s reported position, never a round.Activity
- Hiring (2)
- 2 named on record, shown to members.
Evidence
Every observation on this company
- Description: Oct 22, 2026 Fact
- Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
- Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
- Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact
- Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
- Round announced: Series C $66,000,000 Oct 21, 2026 Fact Press release
- Round announced: Series B $45,000,000 Aug 12, 2026 Fact Press release
- Website status: ok Oct 22, 2026 Fact
- Site title: Oct 22, 2026 Fact
Company-intelligence sources (6)
- company ats 2026-10-05 company_ats · ats-jobs-1
- company site 2026-10-05 company_site · website-status-1
- press release wire 2026-10-21 press_release_wire · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
- dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
- firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
- press release wire 2026-08-12 press_release_wire · l3-existing-1
Connected records
Investors
- GV (since 2026)
- Peak XV Partners (since 2026)
- Premji Invest (since 2026)
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Relationships across DFX
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Blacksmith is the same institution as 1 record in Private Equity.
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Record history
- Round announced2026-10-21source on record
- Website domain set2026-10-15
- Round announced2026-08-12source on record
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