# Blaize

> Blaize designs programmable AI inference processors and deployment software for edge devices and hybrid infrastructure. Its GSP hardware, AI Studio and application-level AI services target enterprises, integrators and infrastructure providers operating computer vision and sensor-driven systems.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** El Dorado Hills, United States
- **Founders:** Dinakar Munagala (Co-founder and CEO), Satyaki Koneru (Co-founder and CTO), Ke Yin (Co-founder; Chief Scientist and Chief Operating Officer, Technology)
- **Products:** Graph Streaming Processor (GSP), Pathfinder, Xplorer, Picasso SDK, AI Studio
- **Notable:** Launched GSP-based Pathfinder and Xplorer platforms in 2020., Began Nasdaq trading as BZAI on January 14, 2025., Reported $38.6 million FY2025 revenue, compared with $1.6 million FY2024.

## Products & services

- **Graph Streaming Processor (GSP)** — Programmable graph-native inference architecture; first-generation platform advertised at 16 TOPS with a 7W processor power envelope. Vendor ratings are not whole-system benchmarks.
- **Pathfinder** — Embedded AI platform family, including system-on-module products for edge applications.
- **Xplorer** — AI accelerator family for host systems, including PCIe and other accelerator form factors.
- **Picasso SDK** — Graph-native developer toolkit for building, converting and optimizing AI applications for GSP hardware.
- **AI Studio** — Visual low-code/no-code development and operations environment spanning data preparation, model workflows, deployment and monitoring.
- **Hybrid AI Platform** — Combines GSP inference with GPU-based infrastructure across distributed and centralized environments.
- **Blaize AI Services Platform** — Application-level APIs for vision, video, documents, speech and multimodal workflows, with integration and lifecycle services. Further capabilities remained under development in August 2026.

## Achievements

- Launched GSP-based Pathfinder and Xplorer platforms in 2020.
- Began Nasdaq trading as BZAI on January 14, 2025.
- Reported $38.6 million FY2025 revenue, compared with $1.6 million FY2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced approximately 26% workforce reduction; estimated $1.1 million-$1.3 million restructuring costs and $7.5 million-$8.4 million annual savings.
- **2026-08** — Q2 revenue $12.0 million; gross margin 8%. Cut annual revenue outlook to $40 million-$43 million amid order-conversion delays and higher memory prices.
- **2026-04** — Announced three-way collaboration with Nokia and Datacomm for hybrid inference in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
- **2026-01** — Signed strategic MOU with Nokia in Asia Pacific.

## Links

- Website: https://www.blaize.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blaize-ai/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/blaizeinc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlaizeAI

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Last updated: 2026-10-01
