BLZE

Backblaze, Inc.

A cloud storage and backup company whose platform holds over a trillion files, it sells two main services: B2 Cloud Storage for apps and AI workloads, and Computer Backup for automatically backing up people's devices. It started in 2007 in a one-bedroom Palo Alto apartment when the founders wanted to stop losing data, and it famously built and open-sourced its own cheap "Storage Pod" servers instead of buying pricey equipment. The founders even filmed early promo videos using actual flamethrowers, a theme that still echoes in its "Flamethrower" startup program.