Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
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•Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:26:29 +0000
📰 What Happened
Daytona Platforms says it has raised $60 million in a new funding round. The deal values the New York startup at $1 billion. FirstMark Growth led the round, and the company has now raised $91 million in total.
Daytona builds cloud computers for AI agents. Founder Ivan Burazin says agents do not work like normal software. They start thousands of short jobs that nobody planned, so they need machines of their own. Each agent gets a safe copy of Linux, Windows or macOS, plus access to chips.
Big names joined the round, including Stripe's Patrick Collison and Shopify's Tobi Lütke.
🔍 The Backstory
Daytona is only three years old. FirstMark also led its $24 million Series A in February, so the firm has backed the company twice in one year. Other investors include Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Next and Okta Ventures.
The rise of AI agents has created a new market for computing power. Tech firms are racing to sell the plumbing that lets agents run for hours without a human watching. Investors are betting that agents, not people, will soon be the main users of many apps.
🎯 Why It Matters
If agents are going to book, buy and build things for us, they need safe machines to work on. Daytona's bet is that this becomes a huge new market.
Daytona Platforms says it has raised $60 million in a new funding round. The deal values the New York startup at $1 billion. FirstMark Growth led the round, and the company has now raised $91 million in total.
Daytona builds cloud computers for AI agents. Founder Ivan Burazin says agents do not work like normal software. They start thousands of short jobs that nobody planned, so they need machines of their own. Each agent gets a safe copy of Linux, Windows or macOS, plus access to chips.
Big names joined the round, including Stripe's Patrick Collison and Shopify's Tobi Lütke.
Daytona is only three years old. FirstMark also led its $24 million Series A in February, so the firm has backed the company twice in one year. Other investors include Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Next and Okta Ventures.
The rise of AI agents has created a new market for computing power. Tech firms are racing to sell the plumbing that lets agents run for hours without a human watching. Investors are betting that agents, not people, will soon be the main users of many apps.
If agents are going to book, buy and build things for us, they need safe machines to work on. Daytona's bet is that this becomes a huge new market.