Dinakar Munagala co-founded Blaize® and serves as CEO. He brings more than 22 years of experience successfully leading global teams building graphics chips and has been recognized for technical excellence, new initiatives, and a results-focused approach. Starting with a bootstrapped development effort to create a more energy efficient processor architecture for the needs of a new generation of computing, Dinakar has led Blaize in delivering a transformational compute solution that unites silicon and software to optimize AI at scale from the edge to the core. Under his leadership, the company has brought together marquee investors to back the vision of the founding team, grown to ship products to multiple customers across automotive and other sectors, and continues to hire exceptional talent to join its US, UK, Japan, India, and UAE offices.
Prior to co-founding Blaize, Dinakar spent 12 years at Intel where he held pivotal roles in graphics processor micro-architecture and design and feature ownership in the mobile and graphics engineering group, as well as with the Intel Centrino platforms. Programs included Intel’s next generation multi-core, multi-threaded graphics chips, and the architecture for Intel’s first integrated CPU/GPU product family.
Dinakar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, from Osmania University, India, and a Master of Science degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, from Purdue University, USA. He is credited with 5 IP/Patent filings.
Actively engaged in community service initiatives, Dinakar has for 10 years taken a leadership role in fundraising for CRY (Child Relief and You)/Vibha (Sacramento Action Center), a non-profit that supports educational projects for underprivileged children, and is an active supporter of Kiva & Vittana initiatives, empowering students and entrepreneurs globally to achieve their goals via non-profit micro-finance loans.
What is Dinakar Munagala's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Dinakar Munagala is at least $609.32 thousand as of April 17th, 2026. Mr. Munagala owns 551,422 shares of Blaize stock worth more than $609,321 as of August 7th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Munagala may own. Learn More about Dinakar Munagala's net worth.
How do I contact Dinakar Munagala?
The corporate mailing address for Mr. Munagala and other Blaize executives is 7770 NORFOLK AVE, BETHESDA, MD, 20814. Blaize can also be reached via phone at (202) 790-8050 and via email at https://ir.blaize.com/. Learn More on Dinakar Munagala's contact information.
Has Dinakar Munagala been buying or selling shares of Blaize?
Dinakar Munagala has not been actively trading shares of Blaize during the past quarter. Most recently, Dinakar Munagala sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.54, for a transaction totalling $127,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 551,422 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,400,611.88. Learn More on Dinakar Munagala's trading history.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Blaize?
In the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 9 times. They sold a total of 495,287 shares worth more than $949,531.24. The most recent insider tranaction occured on July, 6th when Director Anthony Cannestra sold 50,000 shares worth more than $67,500.00. Insiders at Blaize own 17.4% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Blaize. Information on this page was last updated on 7/6/2026.
