An AI research lab that provides software development agents that integrate into existing engineering workflows and tools
factory.comLinkedInSan Francisco, USAAIFounded 2023
5 sources · checked 2 times, last 42d ago
Valuation none read as $5 billion (businesswire.com)
AlleyWatch reports total equity funding of $420M, while the company release says over $400 million; the company release wins.
Investors read as leads [], participants [Blackstone, Brad Gerstner, Clearlake, Evantic Capital, Insight Partners, J.P. Morgan, Khosla Ventures, MANTIS Venture Capital, Marc Benioff, Menlo Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Nico Rosberg, Nvidia, Sequoia Capital, Sound Ventures] (factory.com): neither the company's post nor the Business Wire release names a lead; Matt Murphy is not named in either
1 source
The source provides no announcement date, lead designation, or headquarters. Its $1.5B figure is a valuation, not additional round funding.
Unlinked https://www.reddit.com/r/CareerTechInsight/comments/1socg91/factory_just_raised_150m_for_ai_agents_that: a forum post, not a citable source; the company's own post replaces it
Published by hand (factory.com): "We are excited to announce our $150M Series C led by Khosla Ventures": the company's own post; states a $1.5 billion valuation
Investors read as leads [Khosla Ventures], participants [Blackstone, Insight Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital] (factory.com): Factory: 'our $150M Series C led by Khosla Ventures'; checked by hand
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No source explicitly designates a lead; “from” names participants but does not establish lead status under the stated rule.
Published by hand (tmcnet.com): "Factory Unleashes the Droids, Raises $50 Million Series B from NEA, Sequoia Capital, NVIDIA, and J.P.": the company's release (wire copy)
Investors read as leads [New Enterprise Associates], participants [Aaron Levie, Frank Slootman, J.P. Morgan, Nikesh Arora, Nvidia, Sequoia Capital] (nea.com): launch QA lead pass: Factory has raised a $50M Series B financing led by NEA
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The source also states total funding of over $20M and a $120M valuation; those figures are not this round's amount.
Published by hand (factory.com): "We are excited to announce our $15M Series A led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Lux Capital and Mantis VC.": the company's own post; values Factory at $120M
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Published by hand (factory.com): "Announcing our $5M fundraise from Sequoia and Lux to Bring Autonomy to Software Engineering": the company's own post
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding round | $200M $400M to date at $5 billion valuation | 2026-09-15 | not stated | No recent discussion |
5 sources · checked 2 times, last 42d ago [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 2 of 5 sources
Valuation none read as $5 billion (businesswire.com) AlleyWatch reports total equity funding of $420M, while the company release says over $400 million; the company release wins. Investors read as leads [], participants [Blackstone, Brad Gerstner, Clearlake, Evantic Capital, Insight Partners, J.P. Morgan, Khosla Ventures, MANTIS Venture Capital, Marc Benioff, Menlo Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Nico Rosberg, Nvidia, Sequoia Capital, Sound Ventures] (factory.com): neither the company's post nor the Business Wire release names a lead; Matt Murphy is not named in either | ||||
Factory builds autonomous AI software-development agents called Droids that help enterprise engineering teams plan, code, test, review, debug, document, and ship software across their existing workflows.
Checked against 9 sources on Sep 25
| Series C [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $150M at $1.5B valuation | 2026-04-16 | Khosla Ventures | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source
The source provides no announcement date, lead designation, or headquarters. Its $1.5B figure is a valuation, not additional round funding. Unlinked https://www.reddit.com/r/CareerTechInsight/comments/1socg91/factory_just_raised_150m_for_ai_agents_that: a forum post, not a citable source; the company's own post replaces it Published by hand (factory.com): "We are excited to announce our $150M Series C led by Khosla Ventures": the company's own post; states a $1.5 billion valuation Investors read as leads [Khosla Ventures], participants [Blackstone, Insight Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital] (factory.com): Factory: 'our $150M Series C led by Khosla Ventures'; checked by hand [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: factory.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series B [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $50M | 2025-09-25 | New Enterprise Associates | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source No source explicitly designates a lead; “from” names participants but does not establish lead status under the stated rule. Published by hand (tmcnet.com): "Factory Unleashes the Droids, Raises $50 Million Series B from NEA, Sequoia Capital, NVIDIA, and J.P.": the company's release (wire copy) Investors read as leads [New Enterprise Associates], participants [Aaron Levie, Frank Slootman, J.P. Morgan, Nikesh Arora, Nvidia, Sequoia Capital] (nea.com): launch QA lead pass: Factory has raised a $50M Series B financing led by NEA [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: tmcnet.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series A [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $15M at $120M valuation | 2024-06-18 | Sequoia Capital | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source The source also states total funding of over $20M and a $120M valuation; those figures are not this round's amount. Published by hand (factory.com): "We are excited to announce our $15M Series A led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Lux Capital and Mantis VC.": the company's own post; values Factory at $120M [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: factory.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Seed [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $5M | 2023-11-02 | Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source Published by hand (factory.com): "Announcing our $5M fundraise from Sequoia and Lux to Bring Autonomy to Software Engineering": the company's own post [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: factory.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
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