Brave Stock
Open-Source Web Browser
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About Brave Stock
Brave Software develops a free and open-source web browser, Brave. Brave Browser is based on the Chromium open-source web project. Brave Browser prioritizes user privacy and by default blocks online advertisements and website trackers. Users have the option to turn on ads in return for compensation via Basic Attention Tokens (BAT), a cryptocurrency developed by Brave Software. Brave Browser also offers users services including video calls and crypto-wallets.
Brave Software was founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. Notable investors include Abstract Ventures, Foundation Capital, and R/GA Ventures.
Investors
Founders Fund
Lyft, Spotify, Airbnb, Stripe, Anduril Industries, Flexport, Palantir Technologies, Wish, Compass, Zenefits
Foundation Capital
Rappi, Cohesity, Fair, Cerebras Systems, Graphcore, Bolt Threads, OpenSea, Current, Kiavi, States Title
E-Merge
Propel Venture Partners
R/GA Ventures
Funding History
| November 2015 | $2.5M |
|---|---|
| November 2015 | $11.6M |
| March 2019 | $50.0M |
| March 2019 | $6.6M |
| March 2019 | $1.4M |
| May 2020 | $21.3M |
| December 2020 | $73.6M |
| February 2021 | $34.5M |
| February 2022 | $50.3M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Brendan Eich
Chief Financial Officer
Bill Engles
Chief Technology Officer
Brian Bondy
Press
neowin - Mar, 23 2024
Brave on Windows stops force-installing VPN, admins can now disable Leo AItheregister - Mar, 16 2024
Brave, Mozilla, Vivaldi see browser installs rise on iOScoinspeaker - Mar, 8 2024
Brave Browser Embraces Bitcoin (BTC), Enabling Seamless Crypto Integration for Usersain - Mar, 5 2024
Ukraine’s BRAVE1 allocates $3M for defense innovationtwistticker - Mar, 1 2024
Uber reaches a $120B valuation, Brave’s Leo AI assistant is now available to Android usersEquityZen Recognized As:
