Blaize Holdings, Inc. ( BZAI ) shares are trading higher Friday after the company announced a $50 million contract with NeoTensr to jointly develop and deploy co-branded AI edge data center infrastructure.

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$50M AI Infrastructure Deal With NeoTensr

Blaize ( BZAI ) said the agreement with NeoTensr is expected to generate up to $50 million in revenue within the first year and builds on a prior $20 million-plus order recognized in the fourth quarter of 2025, bringing the total potential partnership value to $70 million. 

The companies will collaborate to deploy AI edge data center infrastructure across the Asia Pacific region, targeting growing demand for compute capacity.

The platform will include co-branded AI servers based on Blaize's ( BZAI ) quad card configuration, capable of handling more than 200 simultaneous camera streams with advanced AI analytics. 

Blaize ( BZAI ) said the infrastructure combines computer vision, large language model and vision language model inference within a single hybrid edge architecture.

The contract also covers hardware, software and AI services, forming a full-stack platform for deployment across multiple edge data center projects in the region.

Blaize Shares Rise

BZAI Price Action: At the time of publication, Blaize ( BZAI ) shares are trading 21.38% higher at $2.10, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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