SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the high-performance capacity storage layer for AI, today announced that on October 29, 2026, it granted an equity inducement award to Gali Kovacs, the Company’s VP of Strategy and Operations, as a material inducement to Ms. Kovacs’ employment with the Company. The inducement award consists of 47,500 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for Ms. Kovacs. The RSUs will vest as to 25% of the underlying shares after one year, with the balanc