AI 編碼代理新創 Factory 最新募資後估值增至 50 億美元，為先前 3 倍

9 月 15 日（路透）——為企業工程團隊開發 AI 代理的新創公司 Factory 週二表示，該公司已在一輪募資中籌得 2 億美元，使其估值增加逾 3 倍，達到 50 億美元。Sept 15 (Reuters) - Factory, a startup developing AI agents for enterprise engineering teams, said on Tuesday it had raised $200 million in a funding round that more than tripled its valuation to $5 billion.

AI 輔助編碼已成為生成式 AI 最廣泛採用的用途之一。隨著企業尋求加快軟體開發並提升員工生產力，投資人已投入數十億美元資金。AI-assisted coding has emerged as one of the most widely adopted uses of generative AI, drawing billions of dollars from investors as businesses seek to speed up software development and improve workforce productivity.

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• 這輪募資獲得黑石集團（Blackstone）、科斯拉創投（Khosla Ventures）、紅杉資本（Sequoia Capital）、Insight Partners、Evantic Capital、Sound Ventures 等投資方支持。• The funding was backed by Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Evantic Capital, Sound Ventures, among others.

• Factory 由馬坦・格林伯格（Matan Grinberg）與伊諾・雷耶斯（Eno Reyes）於 2023 年創立，提供一個平台，讓企業能運用 AI 代理建構、測試及維護軟體，並與 Cognition、Cursor 等 AI 編碼平台競爭。• Founded in 2023 by Matan Grinberg and Eno Reyes, Factory offers a platform that allows enterprises to use AI agents to build, test and maintain software, competing with AI coding platforms such as Cognition and Cursor.

• Cognition 本月稍早以 480 億美元估值籌得 20 億美元。• Cognition raised $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation earlier this month.

• Factory 共同創辦人兼執行長馬坦・格林伯格表示：「在全球最大型企業中，我們正看到一種轉變：從個別的編碼代理，轉向作為整家軟體公司運作核心基礎的軟體工廠。」• "Across the world’s largest enterprises, we are seeing a move from individual coding agents to software factories that serve as the core foundation from which an entire software company operates," said Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of Factory.

• 這輪募資之際，Coinbase 與 Block 等公司正以 AI 為核心重塑人力配置，並指出生產力有所提升。• The fundraise comes as companies such as Coinbase and Block reshape their workforces around AI, citing improvements in productivity.

• 不過，AI 發展速度迅速也引發疑慮。隨著外界日益擔心這項技術可能遭到濫用，業界高層主管呼籲放慢發展步調。• However, the rapid pace of AI development has also raised concerns, with top industry executives calling for slower advances amid mounting fears the technology could be misused.

• 這家總部位於加州舊金山的公司，曾於 4 月以 15 億美元估值籌得 1.5 億美元。• The San Francisco, California-based company raised $150 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in April.

（班加羅爾 Pragyan Kalita 報導；Maju Samuel 編輯）(Reporting by Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)