Blayze: robot AI company

Overview

Blayze was a venture-backed digital video company founded by Ben Smith in May 2012, working with hundreds of top-tier media companies and YouTube creators. A MuckerLab company, acquired by Vobile (HKEX: 3738) in February 2014.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Founder

Ben Smith

Acquired by

Vobile (HKEX: 3738)

Acquired

February 2014

Incubator

MuckerLab

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Former / Previously (1)

Ben Smith Founder & CEO2012 to 2014secondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Blayze.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdSep 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

LinkedIn · https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensmith

Common questions

What is Blayze?

Blayze was a venture-backed digital video company founded by Ben Smith in May 2012, working with hundreds of top-tier media companies and YouTube creators. A MuckerLab company, acquired by Vobile (HKEX: 3738) in February 2014.

What does Blayze make?

Blayze has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Blayze builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Blayze publicly traded?

Blayze is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Blayze?

Ben Smith is the founder of Blayze, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Blayze?

Blayze has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.

Where is Blayze headquartered?

Blayze is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Who owns Blayze?

Blayze has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.

Is Blayze safe?

Blayze has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-06

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

No press coverage on file for Blayze yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

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RSS feed: /companies/blayze/feed.xml
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/companies/ed465b2d-bbb0-4633-98ea-a10017d59fc7
Revision history: /companies/blayze/history
Data documentation: /data
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