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Brave
Cybersecurity · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2015
Focuses on increasing browsing speed and safety for users, while growing ad revenue share for content creators MoreLess
Brave is dedicated to creating a user-first web experience through its core products: a privacy-focused browser and search engine. Founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla, and Brian Bondy, formerly of Khan Academy and Mozilla, Brave aims to shield users from intrusive ads and trackers. The company operates in the digital advertising and web browsing markets, serving privacy-conscious users, advertisers, and content creators. Brave's business model includes a privacy-first digital ads platform that allows advertisers to reach previously inaccessible audiences, while users earn cryptocurrency rewards for their attention. Additionally, content creators can unlock new revenue streams. Brave Browser offers fast, private browsing by blocking third-party ads and trackers by default. Brave Search is the world's largest private search index and the fastest-growing independent search engine since Bing. Brave Ads provides unique, cookie-less advertising integrated directly into the browser and search engine.
Keywords: privacy, browser, search engine, crypto rewards, digital ads, user-first, ad-blocking, content creators, Brendan Eich, Brian Bondy
Company overview
Brave company information
The essential company record, classifications and operating signals in one place.
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 357
- Open positions
- 4
- Dealroom signal
- 89.5
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Mar 2021
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
Brave funding history
1 token-sale event is listed separately and excluded from the company funding total.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Apr 2022 | — | — | Page One Ventures | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | May 2019 | $30M | $120M | Undisclosed | — |
| ICO✓Token sale | Jun 2017 | $35M | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| SEEDEquity / VC | Jan 2017 | — | — | Digital Finance Group | — |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Aug 2016 | $4.5M | $18M | Pantera Capital · RIsing Tide Partners · Pathfinder · Abstract Ventures | — |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Nov 2015 | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue and workforce over time
Available revenue and workforce history. Fields without reported data are omitted.
| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $100M | 0% | 368 |
| 2025 | $100M | — | 307 |
| 2024 | — | — | 311 |
| 2023 | — | — | 226 |
| 2022 | — | — | 216 |
Growth signals
Brave website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Brave is 660M monthly website visits, up 24.5% over the last three months. Brave's team grew 16.3% over the past year.
Hiring
Open positions at Brave
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Comparisons
Brave compared with similar companies
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Capital deployed
Brave investments and acquisitions
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Talent graph
Brave's talent
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Investors
24 investors on Brave's cap table
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Global footprint
Where Brave has talent and traffic
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In the news
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Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Brave
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