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The Blueshirt Group handles El Dorado Hills, CA-based Blaize Inc. as the provider of AI solutions for the automotive and edge computing sectors goes public via a nearly $900M merger with the BurTech SPAC.
Blaize sees a potential $70B market for its AI offerings across the auto, mobility, security, retail, industrial automation and healthcare industries.
CEO and co-founder Dinakar Munagala said the combination with BurTech “positions us perfectly to tackle the exciting challenges and global opportunities in AI computing and processors.” He looks forward to playing a prominent role in shaping the future of sustainable AI innovation.
Blaize has more than 200 staffers in San Jose, Cary (NC), Hyderabad (India), and Leeds and Kings Langley (UK).
Mark Roberts, managing partner of Blueshirt Capital Advisors, handles Blaize. He was co-head of the software group at Thomas Weisel Partners, and the global leader of the semiconductor/capital equipment unit at Bear Stearns.
Next 15 owns Blueshirt.
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