Privacy-focused web browser with built-in ad blocking, BAT crypto rewards, and an independent search index
Brave is a Chromium-based browser founded in 2015 by JavaScript creator Brendan Eich, built around aggressive ad and tracker blocking, an opt-in Basic Attention Token (BAT) crypto rewards system, and a built-in non-custodial wallet. It surpassed 100M monthly active users in 2025 and operates a fast-growing independent search index (1.6B queries/month) that is increasingly monetized through a B2B Search/LLM Context API supplying real-time web data to most top-10 LLMs. Last priced at $980M in a 2022 Series A-7 led by Page One Ventures.
Browser📍 San Francisco, CAFounded 2015
Current Valuation
$980M
as of 2022-Q1
PRIVATE
QL Price
$980M
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Brave, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $980M (2022-Q1).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$980M
2022-Q1
weight 0.04
Secondary market print
$980M
2026-06-27
weight 0.54
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Brave since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Brave going public?
No. Brave is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Brave's valuation in 2026?
Brave is valued at $980M as of 2022-Q1, set by its Series A-7 ($50M, Feb 2022). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Brave filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Brave.
Who are Brave's investors?
Brave's investors include Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, Propel Venture Partners, Page One Ventures, Abstract Ventures and 1 more.
How much has Brave raised?
Brave has raised $252M in total, most recently a Series A-7 of $50M in Feb 2022.
Is Brave publicly traded — can you buy Brave stock?
No. Brave is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Brave on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Brendan Eich
Founded
2015
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~290
Total Raised
$252M
Est. Revenue
$29.9M (2023-Q4)
Growth
~30% YoY
Last Round
Series A-7 — $50M (Feb 2022) · Lead: Page One Ventures
Exchange calendar terms from licensed market-data feeds. Expected dates marked est. are news-derived, not exchange-confirmed. Educational only, not a listing prediction.
Fundraising Status
Series A-7 · $50M · 4y 8mo ago
privateTotal raised $252M
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$25.9
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series A-7
$50M
Feb 2022
Page One Ventures
—
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▲ Hiring uptrend
+23% vs 2026-08
Open roles
16
via greenhouse
Product-build share
44%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
balanced build + GTM — 44% builders vs 56% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
AI Security Researcher/Research EngineerAI Systems Researcher/EngineerQuality Assurance EngineerSenior DevOps Engineer (browser CI/CD + AWS)Software Engineering Intern - Waterloo UniversitySr. C++ Web Engineer
Counted from Brave's live job board as of 2026-09-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Brendan EichBrian Bondy
Investors
Founders Fund · Pantera Capital · Digital Currency Group · Propel Venture Partners · Page One Ventures · Abstract Ventures · Rising Tide
Products
Brave Browser (Chromium-based with Shields)
Brave Search (independent index)
Brave Rewards / BAT token
Brave Wallet
Brave VPN
Brave Talk
Search API & LLM Context API (B2B)
Competitors
Google Chrome · Mozilla Firefox · Apple Safari · DuckDuckGo · Microsoft Edge · Opera · Perplexity (search)
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.