Overview
About Backblaze
Backblaze is a data storage provider.
$2.5M
$2.5M
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How did Latka collect this data?
Latka collected this data by interviewing Backblaze CEO Gleb Budman on 12/01/2020
Headquarters
500 Ben Franklin Court San MateoCaliforniaUnited StatesBackblaze Revenue vs Funding
Revenue
In 2018, Backblaze revenue run rate hit $30.0M in revenue.
Funding History
| Funding Date | Round | Total | Valuation |
|---|
Customers
Backblaze has 500K customers.
120
$5.0
$600.0
$60.0
$60.0
Churn
Backblaze has an annual churn rate of 10.00%
Churn vs Expansion
-10.00%
0.00%
90.00%
Team
Employees
Backblaze has 164 employees. They have 15 sales reps that carry a quota, an engineering team of 30 and a marketing team of 14.
| Distribution | Qty |
|---|---|
Total Team Size | 164 |
Engineers | 30 (18%) |
Sales | 15 (9%) |
Marketing | 14 (9%) |
CEO/Founder
Gleb Budman
Gleb Budman is CEO and co-founder of Backblaze. Along with his team, Gleb bootstrapped Backblaze to millions in revenue and profitability. The company won the SIIA CODiE for Best Cloud Storage and secured a spot on Deloitte's Fast 500 fastest growing technology companies as a result of its 917% five-year revenue growth. Previously, Gleb led the product teams from pre-funding through acquisition at Kendara and MailFrontier, and founded three prior companies. He received his MBA from Berkeley's Haas School, has been a speaker at events including GigaOm Structure, Massive Storage Systems and Technology, and SNIA; profiled by Inc. and Forbes; and holds 5 patents on security.
CEO Q&A
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Backblaze Board of Directors
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Igor Shoifot | Board Observer |
Backblaze Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gleb Budman | Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder |
| Frank Patchel | Chief Financial Officer |
| Brian Wilson | Chief Technology Officer |
Backblaze Employees
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Nufire | Co-Founder |
| Skip Levens | Director Product Marketing Media and Entertainment |
| Patrick Thomas | Head of Publishing |
| Keval Desai | Investor |
| Ben Olson | Logistics Manager |
| Amrit Singh | Product Marketing Manager |
| Quan Nguyen | Recruiter |
| Michael Farace | Solutions Engineer |
| Ahin Thomas | Vice President Marketing |
Frequently Asked Questions about Backblaze
When was Backblaze founded?
Backblaze was founded in 2007.
Who is the CEO of Backblaze?
The CEO of Backblaze is Gleb Budman
How many employees does Backblaze have?
Backblaze has 164 employees.
How much revenue does Backblaze generate?
Backblaze generates $30.0M in revenue.
How much funding does Backblaze have?
Backblaze has raised $3.0M.
Where is Backblaze headquarters?
Backblaze is headquartered at 500 Ben Franklin Court San MateoCaliforniaUnited States
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