El Dorado Hills, CA, November 21, 2024 — Blaize, a provider of purpose-built, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled edge computing solutions, announced it will sponsor Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services’ (SFBFS) 31st annual Run to Feed the Hungry.

The Thanksgiving Day event is part of Blaize’s commitment to supporting the Sacramento area community. Run to Feed the Hungry, a cherished annual tradition in the Sacramento area since 1994, is recognized as the country’s largest Thanksgiving Day fun run.

SFBFS serves more than 305,000 people monthly through a network of 125 partner agencies throughout the Sacramento region. With the support of sponsors and supporters, SFBFS distributes an average of 3.25 million pounds of food, or 2.7 million meals, every month.

“Blaize is committed to developing innovative AI edge solutions and to community service in the Sacramento Region,” said Leo Merle, Corporate Marketing Manager at Blaize. “Participating in Run to Feed the Hungry is a tremendous event that brings together the extended Sacramento community and represents a movement we can all get behind.”

Last year, more than 31,000 people participated in the event, generating $1.3 million to alleviate hunger throughout the Sacramento region.

“We’re very excited to welcome a new sponsor, Blaize, to the RTFTH family! While Blaize is on a mission to enable customers to unleash the full potential of AI for the benefit of us all, they also care about our mission of alleviating hunger in Sacramento County,” said Christina Cleveland, Director of Development at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. “We’re so grateful to have their partnership this year.”

About Blaize
Blaize provides a full-stack programmable processor architecture suite and low-code/no-code software platform that enables AI processing solutions for high-performance computing at the network’s edge and in the data center. Blaize solutions deliver real-time insights and decision-making capabilities at low power consumption, high efficiency, minimal size, and low cost. Blaize has raised over $330 million from strategic investors such as DENSO, Mercedes-Benz AG, Magna, and Samsung and financial investors such as Franklin Templeton, Temasek, GGV, Bess Ventures, BurTech LP LLC, Rizvi Traverse, and Ava Investors. Headquartered in El Dorado Hills (CA), Blaize has more than 200 employees worldwide with teams in San Jose (CA), Cary (NC), and subsidiaries in Hyderabad (India), Leeds and Kings Langley (UK), and Abu Dhabi (UAE).

About Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services (SFBFS) is a local nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. SFBFS is dedicated to assisting those in need by alleviating their immediate pain and problems and moving them toward self-sufficiency and financial independence. With a staff of about 90 and a volunteer force of nearly 11,000, SFBFS is the central hub in Sacramento County’s fight against hunger.