What MemBlaze does

MemBlaze (Beijing Memblaze Technology Co., Ltd. / 北京忆恒创源科技股份有限公司) is a Beijing-headquartered, China-domestic provider of enterprise NVMe solid-state drives (SSDs), founded in February 2011 and operating from six Chinese locations (Beijing HQ, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xiong'an). The company designs and sells the PBlaze series of PCIe NVMe enterprise SSDs, now in its seventh generation, spanning PBlaze6 PCIe 4.0 products and PBlaze7 PCIe 5.0 products including the high-volume 7940, the fully domestic 7A40 (T-Head ZhenYue 510 controller + Yangtze Memory Xtacking NAND), and the 7A40 Ocean QLC line that reaches 122.88TB per drive. Its underlying technology stack includes the MUFP unified firmware framework, the MemSpeed performance-optimization suite, and the MemSolid data-protection suite, which together form the reusable architecture across product generations and report field reliability of a 0.05% annualized failure rate (~15M hours MTBF).

The company monetizes through direct enterprise hardware sales of PBlaze SSDs, with product ranges covering 1.6TB entry-level capacities up to 122.88TB ultra-high-capacity QLC drives, and form factors spanning U.2, U.3, HHHL AIC, E1.S and E3.S. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on a quote-based, multi-year enterprise contract basis with technical pre-sales and POC testing. MemBlaze ranks #2 in China domestic enterprise SSD market share (2024) and #1 by PCIe 5.0 domestic shipment volume, with cumulative PCIe 5.0 shipments of 700K units by end of 2025 and annual production capacity exceeding 2M units.

Its go-to-market targets data center operators, cloud service providers, financial institutions, telecom operators, and government customers — with named deployments at Tencent, JD.com, Meituan, China Telecom, China Mobile Cloud, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, and a Local Tax Bureau, alongside an OEM relationship with ZTE that yielded 'Quality Performance S-Class Supplier' recognition in 2025. Channel mix combines direct enterprise field sales, OEM/server-vendor partnerships, and event-driven international demand generation (ISC High Performance, GITEX GLOBAL, Tech Week Singapore). The company has raised disclosed funding totaling roughly $55M across multiple private rounds (most recently Series E in March 2021 led by Beyond Moore and Changjiang Fund) and maintains 200+ employees with approximately 70% allocated to R&D.

Name

MemBlaze

Legal name

Beijing Memblaze Technology Co., Ltd.

Website

https://memblaze.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MemBlaze is a Beijing-founded enterprise NVMe SSD vendor (est. 2011) that designs and sells the PBlaze series of PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0 data center drives — including fully domestic controller-plus-NAND models — to Chinese cloud, internet, telecom, financial, and government customers through direct enterprise field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise NVMe SSD Storage

NAICS

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (334112), Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418)

SIC

Computer Storage Devices (3572)

akta.pro primary industry

Internal Storage Components (SSD/HDD, M.2, controllers) (HDACAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Storage & Interface Controllers (SSD/NVMe/UFS/USB/PCIe) (HDAHABAG), PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

Keywords

• Enterprise NVMe SSD
• PCIe 5.0 storage
• Data center SSD
• AI training storage
• Domestic enterprise SSD

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise NVMe SSD Hardware Sales: One-time hardware sales of enterprise NVMe SSD products (PBlaze series) to enterprise customers including internet companies, cloud service providers, telecom operators, and financial institutions. Products sold through direct enterprise sales and OEM/server vendor partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MemBlaze designs, develops, manufactures, and sells enterprise-grade NVMe SSD storage products (PBlaze series) for data center, cloud computing, AI training/inference, virtualization, big data analytics, and edge computing workloads. The portfolio spans PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0 form factors with capacities from 1.6TB to 122.88TB, all powered by MemBlaze's proprietary MUFP firmware platform and MemSpeed/MemSolid technology suites. Products are sold directly to enterprise customers and through OEM partnerships with Chinese server manufacturers.

Product overview

MemBlaze (北京忆恒创源科技股份有限公司) is a domestic Chinese enterprise NVMe SSD provider headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2011. The company's core product offering is the PBlaze series of enterprise PCIe NVMe SSDs, spanning multiple generations. The current portfolio consists of the PBlaze7 series (PCIe 5.0) and PBlaze6 series (PCIe 4.0). PBlaze7 includes the 7A40 Ocean (ultra-large capacity QLC, up to 122.88TB), 7A40 (domestically-sourced T-Head controller + Yangtze Memory NAND), and 7940 (Marvell Bravera SC5) sub-series. PBlaze6 includes the 6641 (dual-port), 6541, 6930 (high-capacity), 6531 (domestic NAND), 6530, and 6920 sub-series. The company also provides proprietary technology platforms — MUFP (unified firmware architecture enabling cross-generation product development), MemSpeed (performance optimization suite), and MemSolid (data reliability and protection suite) — which underpin all PBlaze products. PBlaze SSDs are deployed across AI, databases, cloud computing, virtualization, big data, and IoT edge computing workloads, serving internet, cloud service, financial, and telecom customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PBlaze: Enterprise NVMe SSD product series brand covering PBlaze5, PBlaze6, and PBlaze7 generations for data center and AI applications.
• MUFP
• MemSpeed
• MemSolid

Products and services

• PBlaze7 7A40 Ocean Series NVMe SSD First ultra-large-capacity PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSD using QLC NAND flash, achieving 122.88TB single-drive capacity and up to 14.2GB/s sequential read bandwidth, targeting AI data center storage density requirements.
• PBlaze7 7A40 Series NVMe SSD Fully domestically-sourced PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSD using T-Head ZhenYue 510 controller and Yangtze Memory Xtacking 3D NAND, delivering up to 3400K IOPS 4K random read and 1250K IOPS 4K random write, NVMe 2.1 compliant.
• PBlaze7 7940 Series NVMe SSD PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSD powered by Marvell Bravera SC5 controllers, supporting 2.5-inch U.2, HHHL AIC, E1.S, and E3.S form factors; delivers up to 2800K IOPS 4K random read and 14.1GB/s sequential read, NVMe 2.0 and OCP 2.0 compliant.
• PBlaze6 6641 Series NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 dual-port enterprise SSD with Yangtze Memory Xtacking NAND, targeting green data centers; supports 3.2TB-7.68TB capacity, dual-port high-availability architecture, NVMe 1.4, AES-256 self-encryption.
• PBlaze6 6541 Series NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 enterprise SSD using next-generation Yangtze Memory Xtacking NAND, targeting mainstream data center applications; supports 1.6TB-7.68TB capacity, 1100K IOPS 4K random read, NVMe 1.4 compliant.
• PBlaze6 6930 Series NVMe SSD High-capacity PCIe 4.0 enterprise SSD using 176-layer TLC NAND; supports up to 30.72TB per drive, delivering 1600K IOPS 4K random read and 7.1GB/s sequential read, U.3 form factor for large-capacity data center deployments.
• PBlaze6 6531 Series NVMe SSD Domestically-sourced PCIe 4.0 enterprise SSD using Yangtze Memory TLC NAND颗粒; designed for green data centers, supporting 1.6TB-6.4TB capacity with 1 DWPD and 3 DWPD options.
• PBlaze6 6530 Series NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 enterprise SSD with 176-layer TLC NAND; supports U.2, HHHL AIC, and E1.S form factors, delivering up to 1100K IOPS 4K random read and 420K IOPS 4K random write, NVMe 1.4 compliant.
• PBlaze6 6920 Series NVMe SSD Sixth-generation PCIe 4.0 enterprise SSD using 96-layer 3D NAND; supports 3.2TB-15.36TB capacity, 1600K IOPS 4K random read, NVMe 1.4 compliant with comprehensive enterprise features.

Quantifiable outcome

• PBlaze7 7940 reduces AI training data loading time by 40% compared to PCIe 4.0 SSD
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ZTE (中兴通讯)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 27 December 2025Long-term supply partnership with ZTE for enterprise storage products. Awarded 'Quality Performance S-Class Supplier' and 'Best Collaborative Support Award' by ZTE in 2025. Memblaze PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSDs verified for deployment in ZTE's computing platforms.
• YanRong Technology (焱融科技)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2025Collaborated on MLPerf Storage v2.0 benchmark testing, achieving 513GB/s bandwidth and multiple industry first-place rankings. Joint effort demonstrating storage performance in AI infrastructure scenarios.
• T-Head (平头哥半导体)coreTechnology or Integration · 3 September 2024T-Head's Zhenzhen 510 NVMe controller powers the PBlaze7 7A40 series, Memblaze's first fully domestic PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSD. This is a key partnership enabling Memblaze to offer China-made enterprise SSDs with competitive performance. T-Head VP Gao Hui publicly congratulated the product launch.
• YMTC (长江存储)coreTechnology or Integration · 3 September 2024YMTC provides Xtacking 3D NAND flash memory for multiple PBlaze product lines including PBlaze7 7A40, PBlaze7 7A40 Ocean, PBlaze6 6541, PBlaze6 6641, and PBlaze6 6531 series. Long-standing partnership with deep collaboration across multiple product generations. YMTC Senior Director Fan Zengxu publicly congratulated the PBlaze7 7A40 launch.
• MarvellcoreTechnology or Integration · 9 August 2023Marvell's Bravera SC5 controllers power the PBlaze7 7940 series enterprise PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD. Marvell provides SSD controller chips enabling PBlaze7 7940 to achieve 2,800K IOPS 4K random read performance. Marvell's VP Steve Fingerhut publicly praised the product launch.
• NVMe Consortium / NVM ExpresscoreTechnology or IntegrationMemblaze is a member of NVMe international standardization organization. Company actively participates in NVMe standard development and was among the earliest companies to support NVMe protocol in China.
• PCI-SIG (PCI Express Special Interest Group)coreTechnology or IntegrationMemblaze is a member of PCI-SIG international standardization organization, enabling participation in PCIe standard development and early access to PCIe technology evolution.
• OCP (Open Compute Project)coreTechnology or IntegrationMemblaze participates in OCP (Open Compute Project) ecosystem, with PBlaze7 7940 supporting OCP 2.0 specification. Company collaborates with OCP community on storage technology standardization.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Samsung Memory (Samsung Semiconductor): Global leader in NAND and enterprise SSDs (PM9A3, PM1743, etc.). Competes head-on with Memblaze in the PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSD market with broader portfolio and brand.
• SK hynix (including Solidigm): Vertically integrated NAND/SSD vendor with Solidigm's enterprise PCIe SSD lineup (e.g., D5-P5430, D7-PS1010) directly comparable to Memblaze's PBlaze series in capacity, form factor and AI data-center use cases.
• Kioxia: Pure-play NAND and SSD vendor with enterprise NVMe products (CM7, CD8 series) targeted at the same PCIe 5.0 AI and data-center workloads as Memblaze.
• Micron Technology: IDM with enterprise SSDs (Micron 6500 ION, 7450, 9550) directly comparable to PBlaze7 in PCIe 5.0 NVMe and high-capacity QLC segments.
• Western Digital (Sandisk): Enterprise SSD vendor (Ultrastar DC SN655, SN861) competing with Memblaze in high-capacity data center and AI workloads.
• Huawei Ocean Storage: Hyperscaler-adjacent vendor with proprietary enterprise SSDs and all-flash storage systems competing against PBlaze in Chinese telecom, government and cloud deployments.

Direct peers

• YMTC (Yangtze Memory Technologies): China's leading NAND IDM; both a key NAND supplier for multiple PBlaze lines and a direct competitor with its own enterprise SSD lineup (e.g., ZHITAI TiPro series), creating a vertically conflicting peer relationship.
• Shenzhen Unionmemory Technology (UNIS): Chinese enterprise SSD vendor with SSS and UH8/UH9 series directly competing in China's domestic enterprise NVMe SSD market alongside Memblaze.

Emerging players

• ScaleFlux: US-based NVMe SSD company focused on computational storage and AI/data-center flash, comparable to Memblaze in targeting AI storage bottlenecks with differentiated firmware.
• Biwin Storage Technology: Chinese memory and SSD vendor (Biwin, BY Storage brands) competing in enterprise and embedded SSD segments, including PCIe Gen4/5 enterprise drives targeting the same domestic Chinese customers as Memblaze.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors13 records

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M&A

Investments

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