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Factory, whose AI coding agents, called Droids, switch between models depending on a task's complexity, raised $200M at a $5B valuation, up from $1.5B in April (Angel Au-Yeung/Wall Street Journal)

Source: TECHMEME · SEP 15, 2026

Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal : Factory, whose AI coding agents, called Droids, switch between models depending on a task's complexity, raised $200M at a $5B valuation, up from $1.5B in April — Khosla Ventures, Blackstone and Marc Benioff are among the investors putting $200 million into the startup

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  • Blackstone
  • Khosla Ventures
  • AI coding agents

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