Factory
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Factory is an AI-powered developer tool company that co-developed coding improvements for GPT-5.1 alongside Cursor, Cognition, Augment Code, and Warp, focusing on agentic coding workflows.
New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets
Sequoia's $7B late-stage fund—nearly doubling its 2022 vehicle—pivots heavily into AI, backing foundational models like OpenAI and Anthropic alongside physical intelligence startups as both established players eye 2026 IPOs.
Introducing GPT-5.1 for developers
Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises
Factory's $1.5B valuation proves that enterprise-focused AI coding agents with multi-model support (Claude, DeepSeek) can compete against consumer-led tools like Cursor by capturing Fortune 500 customers willing to pay for platform flexibility.
How missions work
Missions architecture overcomes context dilution in large AI projects by decomposing them into specialized agent units with validation contracts, demonstrated by a 16.5-hour build of a Slack clone achieving 89% code coverage.