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Blaze

YC W22

San Francisco, US · Founded 2022 · 10 employees · 13 known investors

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Blaze provides a platform that monitors online signals to identify and target potential customers at the moment they demonstrate purchase intent, using AI-powered automation.

Also known as Retrera, Inc. · Retrera

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BSalesMarketingUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)

Blaze was founded in 2022 by Lauren Rothwell and Chirag Mahapatra.

LRLauren Rothwell
Lauren RothwellCo-Founder + CEO2022–2025Lauren Rothwell is the head of Agents Growth at ElevenLabs. She previously co-founded and led Blaze as CEO, and has held product roles at several startups. She began her career on the trading floor at Goldman Sachs in London. Rothwell holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Statistics from Trinity College Dublin.
CMChirag Mahapatra
Chirag MahapatraFounder2021–2025He previously served as an engineering manager at Facebook working on privacy, infrastructure, and data challenges, and led membership and authentication infrastructure teams at Airbnb following the acquisition of Trooly, an ML startup where he worked. He holds a graduate degree from UC Berkeley and an undergraduate degree from NITK.
AN
Adam NathanFounder
FRFaiyam Rahman
Faiyam RahmanFounder
LR
Lauren Rothwell Chirag MahapatraFounder
LSLuc Succès
Luc SuccèsFounder

Investors · 13

Digital Currency Grouplisted by Digital Currency GroupNew York

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Factionlisted by FactionPalo Alto · $50K – $5M

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Gaingelslisted by GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K

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TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)listed by TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2Mvia Fred Campbell · inferred

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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10X CapitalreportedNew York

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Abstract VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $750K

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Act One VenturesreportedLos Angeles · $1M – $3M

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Dorm RoomreportedBrooklyn · $90K – $500K

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FloodgatereportedMenlo Park · $500K – $5M

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Forge VenturesreportedSingapore

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Soma CapitalreportedSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Funding

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Blaze went on to found or lead other companies.

Faiyam RahmanFounderFounded BlazeLuc SuccèsFounderFounded Blaze

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Retrera, Inc.

In the news

Blaze 2.0 - Use AI to find high intent leads + trigger relevant outreachycombinator.com · Jul 2024🔥 Blaze - Grow and manage your Discord communityycombinator.com · Nov 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Blaze do?
Blaze provides a platform that monitors online signals to identify and target potential customers at the moment they demonstrate purchase intent, using AI-powered automation.
Who founded Blaze?
Blaze was founded by Lauren Rothwell, Chirag Mahapatra in 2022.
Who are Blaze's investors?
Blaze's investors include Bling Capital, Digital Currency Group, Faction, Gaingels, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital), Y Combinator, 10X Capital, Abstract Ventures and 5 more.
Where is Blaze headquartered?
Blaze is headquartered in San Francisco, US.