Blacksmith

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Blacksmith sells CI runners on bare metal as a drop-in replacement for GitHub Actions runners. It is bought by engineering teams whose CI already runs on GitHub Actions, with 3,000 free minutes a month and paid tiers above it.

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August 2026
- Valuation jumps ~10x to $550M as CI pivots to AI validation (opens in a new tab)
  
  08-13 Funding techcrunch.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  
  Blacksmith raised a $45M Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550M valuation.