Tech Company Financing Transactions

Blaize Funding Round

On 4/29/2024, Blaize raised $106 million in funding from DENSO International America, Franklin Templeton and Mercedes Benz.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/29/2024
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$106,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

DENSO International America (Lead Investor)

Franklin Templeton (Lead Investor)

Mercedes Benz (Lead Investor)

Temasek (Lead Investor)

Rizvi Traverse Management

Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to consolidate its position in the market in hardware and software for automotive, computer vision, AI inference, and generative AI.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Electronics
Mailing Address
4370 Town Center Blvd.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Blaize has created a transformative new compute solution that unites silicon and software to optimize AI from the edge to the core. We're partnering with customers to transform their products so they can deliver better experiences and better lives.
Profile
Blaize LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Blaize Company Twitter Account
Company News
Blaize News
Facebook
Blaize on Facebook
YouTube
Blaize on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Dinakar Munagala
  Dinakar Munagala LinkedIn Profile  Dinakar Munagala Twitter Account  Dinakar Munagala News  Dinakar Munagala on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Val Cook
  Val Cook LinkedIn Profile  Val Cook Twitter Account  Val Cook News  Val Cook on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Satyaki Koneru
  Satyaki Koneru LinkedIn Profile  Satyaki Koneru Twitter Account  Satyaki Koneru News  Satyaki Koneru on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Richard Terrill
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VP - Engineering
Santiago Fernandez-Gomez
  Santiago Fernandez-Gomez LinkedIn Profile  Santiago Fernandez-Gomez Twitter Account  Santiago Fernandez-Gomez News  Santiago Fernandez-Gomez on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Ke Yin
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VP - Finance
Harminder Sehmi
  Harminder Sehmi LinkedIn Profile  Harminder Sehmi Twitter Account  Harminder Sehmi News  Harminder Sehmi on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Linda Prosser
  Linda Prosser LinkedIn Profile  Linda Prosser Twitter Account  Linda Prosser News  Linda Prosser on Facebook
VP - R & D
Dmitry Zakharchenko
  Dmitry Zakharchenko LinkedIn Profile  Dmitry Zakharchenko Twitter Account  Dmitry Zakharchenko News  Dmitry Zakharchenko on Facebook
VP - Sales
Mark Glasgow
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