Venture Capital
Blacksmith's 10x Markup: What Rapid AI Valuation Jumps Actually Signal
Blacksmith, a startup that builds AI tools to test and validate software code, just raised a $45M Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550M valuation, according to TechCrunch . That is up from a...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Venture Capital
Norm AI Hits $1.2B Unicorn Status as New York Life, TIAA Back $120M Series C
TL;DR: Norm AI, a compliance-automation startup that translates regulations into machine-readable rules for large enterprises, closed a $120 million Series C on July 7, 2026, at a $1.2 billion valuati
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read