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Funding·October 23, 2026 at 12:26 PM EDT·1 source

Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels

raise, log scale$60M
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What happened

  • Daytona Platforms raised a $60 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation led by FirstMark Growth.
  • The startup says it has raised $91 million in total.
  • Participants included Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Next, Okta Ventures and angels including Patrick Collison, Tobi Lütke and Eric Yuan.
Series B
$60 million
Valuation
$1 billion
Total raised
$91 million

Why it matters

The financing highlights continued investor interest in infrastructure for AI agents and gives technology investors a valuation reference for the emerging category.

Deal terms

raise
Daytona Platforms
Value
$60M
Investors
FirstMark Growth, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Next, Okta Ventures, Patrick Collison, Tobi Lütke, Aravind Srinivas, Eric Yuan
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Who is involved

Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by Firs…Daytona PlatformstargetFirstMark GrowthQualcomm VenturesSamsung NextOkta VenturesPatrick CollisonTobi LütkeEric Yuan
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Sources (1)

  1. TechCrunchOct 23
    Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
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