Blacksmith, a platform that enables companies to develop and test AI code more effectively, has secured a $66 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital. This investment has valued the company at $1 billion. The funding will support Blacksmith in further developing its platform to improve the efficiency of AI code development and testing.

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