Brave

Privacy-focused web browser with built-in ad blocking, BAT crypto rewards, and an independent search index

Browser 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2015

Current Valuation

$980M

as of 2022-Q1

PRIVATE

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.

Company Profile

CEO

Brendan Eich

Founded

2015

San Francisco, CA

Employees

~290

Total Raised

$252M

Est. Revenue

$30M (2023-Q4)

Growth

~30% YoY

Last Round

Series A-7 — $50M (Feb 2022) · Lead: Page One Ventures

IPO Status

private

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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