Dinakar Munagala is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blaize, Inc. (NASDAQ: BZAI), a U.S. semiconductor and systems company delivering real-time, power-efficient AI computing for defense, smart cities, and industrial intelligence. He led Blaize from concept to commercialization, guiding its 2025 public listing and global expansion. Under his leadership, Blaize introduced a programmable processor platform and low-code software suite purpose-built for edge and cloud intelligence. Today, Blaize systems are deployed across the Americas, Asia, South Asia, and the GCC in applications spanning smart city infrastructure, video analytics, defense, transportation, and industrial intelligence. Dinakar has raised more than $330M from strategic and financial leaders including Samsung Catalyst Fund, Mercedes-Benz, DENSO, Magna, Temasek, Franklin Templeton, and GGV Capital. Before Blaize, Dinakar spent over a decade at Intel, leading architecture and design for multi-core graphics chips including Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, and Ironlake—products foundational to Intel’s graphics strategy and developed across multinational teams. He holds an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University, a B.S. in Engineering from Osmania University, and multiple patents in graphics and power-efficient computing. Recognized by Forbes India, the Edge AI & Vision Alliance, and the Sacramento Business Journal, Dinakar continues to drive Blaize as a trusted provider of secure, efficient, and field-deployable AI platform to enable hybrid AI infrastructure.