Blaize sees FY25 revenue $105M-$140M

Blaize (BZAI) has released financial guidance and new product pipeline details that show increasing momentum in its business amidst growing demand for edge AI in the enterprise across numerous verticals. Blaize’s product pipeline has resulted in an increasingly robust and growing qualified customer pipeline. The company said, “Blaize announced the following financial guidance: revenue of $19 million to $50 million for fiscal year 2025 and revenue of $105 million to $140 million for fiscal year 2026, as solutions start to get deployed. Revenue from software and solutions is expected to comprise 15% to 25% of revenue in fiscal year 2025, increasing to between 20% to 30% of revenue in fiscal year 2026. Non-GAAP gross margins for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 are projected at approximately 46% to 50%. Non-GAAP research and development expense for fiscal year 2025 is expected to be approximately $49 million to $52 million, of which $18 million to $20 million is expected to be for third-party costs incurred for next-generation chips, and non-GAAP research and development expense for fiscal year 2026 is expected to be approximately $85 million to $89 million, of which $48 million to $52 million is expected to be for third-party costs incurred for next-generation chips. Non-GAAP sales, general and administration costs for fiscal year 2025 are expected to be approximately $32 million to $34 million and non-GAAP sales, general and administration costs for fiscal year 2026 are expected to be approximately $35 million to $37 million. Blaize’s revenue model includes hardware sales to edge AI box and server manufacturers, recurring revenue sharing of monthly per edge device charges by our partner ecosystem, and full system/solution charges comprising hardware powered by Blaize, professional services and ongoing recurring services. Blaize’s product pipeline in Defense applications includes both hardware and software solutions. Systems have localized AI compute for the lowest latency, which automatically adjust to changing conditions and can also be fine-tuned in the field. Oversight enables headquarters to process across multiple locations and with additional inputs. Systems include US-manufactured proprietary AI hardware and sensors and signal jamming capabilities, which are agnostic to communication protocols or existing infrastructure. Blaize low-code/no-code solutions are designed to enable ease of adoption and management of data in the field – from data preparation training, application creation, testing, deployment and monitoring. This is especially critical in front line defense situations.”