Blaize

company

About

Blaize is an AI computing platforms company that develops products for the automotive, smart vision, and enterprise computing markets.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series Unknown
Industries
Artificial Intelligence,Computer Vision,Information Technology,Service Industry
Founded date
Jan 1, 2010
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Blaize Inc.
Also Known As
Thinci ,Thinci Inc.

Blaize, formerly Thinci, is an AI computing platforms company that develops products for the automotive, smart vision, and enterprise computing markets.

It was created to meet growing consumer demands for new interactive products. The company innovates and patents a set of remarkable new technologies that bring unheard-of Vision Processing to all types of consumer devices. Next-generation products require 10x-100x more performance and longer battery life - and Blaize is poised to meet those needs. These innovations will delight end-users around the world, and significantly benefit those companies that embrace Blaize's game-changing advancements.

Blaize was founded as Thinci in 2010 and is based in El Dorado Hills, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$136M
Blaize has raised a total of $136M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 27, 2021 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 27, 2021 Series D $71M 3 Franklin Templeton Investments
Temasek Holdings
Detail
Sep 5, 2018 Series C $65M 9 Denso
Temasek Holdings
Detail
Oct 7, 2016 Series Unknown 2 Denso Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
12
Blaize is funded by 12 investors. Franklin Templeton Investments and Temasek Holdings are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Franklin Templeton Investments Yes Series D
Temasek Holdings Yes Series D
Denso Yes Series C
DENSO Ventures Series D
GGV Capital Series C
Mercedes-Benz Group AG Series C
Mirai Creation Fund Series C
Samsung Catalyst Fund Series C
SGInnovate Series C
SPARX Group Series C

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
11
Blaize has 11 current employee profiles, including Board member Dado Banatao
Board member
Executive
Executive
Board member
Employee