AI code-testing startup Blacksmith's valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year | TechCrunch · AuraTracer

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The valuation of Blacksmith, a US AI code testing startup, increased nearly tenfold in less than a year. This development was reported by TechCrunch on August 12, 2026, indicating a significant surge in its market value.

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Aditya JayaprakashBlacksmithGVPeak XV PartnersY Combinator

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Funding / M&A $45 million

Blacksmith AI 代码测试初创公司完成 B 轮融资

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T TechCrunch 归档 8月 p12 en 2026-08-12 08:00

AI code-testing startup Blacksmith's valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year | TechCrunch

AI 代码测试初创公司 Blacksmith 估值在不到一年内几乎增长 10 倍，达到 5.5 亿美元。该公司本轮以 4500 万美元完成由 Peak XV Partners 领投的 Series B 融资，现有投资者 GV 和 Y Combinator 也参与了投资。Blacksmith 成立于 2024 年，帮助企业在代码进入生产环境前进行构建、测试和验证，目前服务超过 5000 家客户，包括 Mercury、Supabase、Clerk、Ashby 和 Expensify。随着 Cursor、OpenAI Codex 和 Anthropic Claude Code 等 AI 编程工具普及，代码生成速度加快但质量存疑，验证代码成为瓶颈。Blacksmith 已从云服务商扩展至包含 Codesmith AI…