Backblaze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLZE) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 5, 2022 4:30 PM ET

Company Participants

James Kisner – Vice President of Investor Relations

Gleb Budman – Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairperson

Frank Patchel – Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Ittai Kidron – Oppenheimer

Erik Suppiger – JMP Securities

Eric Martinuzzi – Lake Street Capital

Billy Fitzsimmons – William Blair

Zach Cummins – B. Riley

Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to Backblaze's First Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to turn the conference over to your speaker host, James Kisner, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

James Kisner

Thank you, and good afternoon, and welcome to Backblaze's first quarter of fiscal year 2022 earnings call.

On the call with me today are Gleb Budman, Co-Founder, CEO and Chairperson of the Board; and Frank Patchel, Chief Financial Officer.

Today Backblaze will discuss the financial results that were distributed earlier this afternoon. Statements on this call include forward-looking statements that include our future financial results, use of our IPO proceeds, results from new product and partner announcements, our ability to compete effectively, acquiring new customers in retain and expand our business with existing customers, hiring and retaining key personnel, and effectively manage our growth. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. In particular, those described in our Risk Factors that will be included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our other financial filings.

You should not rely on our forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. All forward-looking statements that we make on this call are based on assumptions and beliefs as of today, and we undertake no obligation to update them except as required by law. Our discussion today will include non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for our GAAP results. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results may be found in our earnings release, which was furnished with our Form 8-K filed today with the SEC. You can also find a slide presentation related to our comments in the webcast, which will also be posted to our Investor Relations page after the call.