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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001462056-25-000018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250312
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250312
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250312

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Backblaze, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001462056
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		IRS NUMBER:				208893125
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-285748
		FILM NUMBER:		25732479

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 BALDWIN AVENUE
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650.352.3738

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 BALDWIN AVENUE
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94401
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i075f299a237b40d4b47aa1338b625729_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2025</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No. 333-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:4pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:95.352%"><tr><td 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COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:446.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:13.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:412.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:13.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Under</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">The Securities Act of 1933</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table 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This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant&#8217;s registration statement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1462056/000119312522086815/d191616ds8.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 28, 2022</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (Registration No. 333-263903), the Registrant's registration statement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1462056/000146205623000125/blze-sx820230331.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 5, 2023</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (Registration No. </font><font style="color:#242424;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">333-271148), the Registrant's registration statement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1462056/000146205623000178/blze-sx820230717.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">F</a><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1462056/000146205623000178/blze-sx820230717.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">orm S-8 filed with the Commission on July 17, 2023</a></font><font style="color:#242424;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (Registration No. 333-273290), and the Registrant&#8217;s registration st</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">atement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1462056/000146205624000046/blze-sx82024may.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Form S-8 filed with the Commission on May 10, 202</a><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1462056/000146205624000046/blze-sx82024may.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">4</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  (Registration No. 333-279288). 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style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12&#47;14&#47;2021</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">001-41026</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7&#47;10&#47;2023</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">001-41026</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12&#47;11&#47;2024</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5.1</font></td><td 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="icf80c9dd000140e4986244174399ca7c_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit 107.1 </font></div><div style="margin-top:24pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Calculation of Filing Fee Tables </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Backblaze, Inc. </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Newly Registered Securities </font></div><div style="padding-left:11.23pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:97.596%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.632%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.785%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.960%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.785%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.514%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.456%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.931%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.456%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td 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1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Security<br>Type</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Security</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Class</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Fee<br>Calculation<br>or Carry<br>Forward<br>Rule</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-right:-1.31pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Amount<br>Registered </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Proposed<br>Maximum<br>Offering<br>Price Per<br>Unit</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Maximum<br>Aggregate Offering<br>Price</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Fee Rate</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Amount of<br>Registration<br>Fee</font></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="51" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="51" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Newly Registered Securities</font></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Fees to be Paid</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Equity</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Class A </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Stock, par</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">value</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$0.0001</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">per share </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-right:-1.31pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Other </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">(4)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">2,668,787</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$5.40 </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">(5)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$14,411,449.80</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">0.00015310</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$2,206.38</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Equity</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Class A </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Stock, par</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">value</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$0.0001</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">per share </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">(3)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Other </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">(4)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">1,067,515</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$4.59 </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">(6)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$4,899,893.85</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">0.00015310</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$750.17</font></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="24" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Total Offering Amounts</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$19,311,343.65</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$2,956.55</font></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="24" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Total Fees Previously Paid</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="24" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid 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style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Net Fee Due</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$2,956.55</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.900%"></td><td 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Pursuant to such provision, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan automatically increases on the first day of each fiscal year of the Registrant during the term of the 2021 Plan by an number equal to the least of (a) 5% of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock actually issued and outstanding on the last day of the prior fiscal year, (b) 4,784,100 shares or (c) a number determined by the Registrant&#8217;s board of directors.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">3.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock that were automatically added to the shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 ESPP on January 1, 2025, pursuant to an &#8220;evergreen&#8221; provision contained in the 2021 ESPP. Pursuant to such provision, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 ESPP automatically increases on the first day of each fiscal year of the Registrant during the term of the 2021 ESPP, by a number equal to the least of (a) 2% of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, actually issued and outstanding on the last day of the prior fiscal year, (b) 1,913,630 shares, or (c) a number determined by the Registrant&#8217;s board of directors.</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.020%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:89.780%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Because this Registration Statement is registering securities pursuant to employee benefit plans, the fees under this Registration Statement are calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h).</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">5.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#8217;s Class A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on March&#160;7, 2025.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">6.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#8217;s Class A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on March&#160;7, 2025, multiplied by 85%. 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="iabb07133ecc44da29fb4880e59c78d78_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 5.1 </font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div><img alt="gundersonletterhead.jpg" src="gundersonletterhead.jpg" style="height:96px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:636px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">March 11, 2025</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Backblaze, Inc. </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">500 Ben Franklin Ct. </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">San Mateo, CA 94401 </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ladies and Gentlemen&#58; </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We refer to the registration statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Registration Statement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;) to be filed by Backblaze, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Commission</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Act</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;), of an aggregate of 3,736,302 shares (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Shares</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">of the Company&#8217;s Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Class A Common Stock</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;) that are issuable by the Company (i) upon the exercise or settlement of awards to be granted under the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and (ii) upon the exercise of purchase rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Company&#8217;s 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan are collectively referred to in this opinion as, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Plans</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">In connection with this opinion, we have reviewed the actions proposed to be taken by you in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares to be issued under the Plans. We have also examined and relied upon the Registration Statement and the originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such other documents, records, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares. Our opinion is limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. Our opinion herein is expressed solely with respect to the federal laws of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">DGCL</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;). Our opinion is based on these laws as in effect on the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. We are not rendering any opinion as to compliance with any federal or state antifraud law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we advise you that, in our opinion, when the Shares have been issued and sold by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Plans and pursuant to the agreements which accompany the Plans, and in accordance with the Registration Statement, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="gundersonfooter.jpg" src="gundersonfooter.jpg" style="height:37px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:421px"></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. 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