Brave

Privacy-focused browser and search engine

San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded 2015

Brave is an internet company that develops a privacy-focused web browser and independent search engine built around open-source software. The Brave browser, based on Chromium, blocks ads and trackers by default, and includes a built-in VPN, AI assistant, and cryptocurrency wallet. Brave Search operates its own independent web index and serves over 1.6 billion queries per month. The company also runs Brave Ads, a privacy-preserving advertising platform that shares revenue with users via the Basic Attention Token (BAT).

Last Updated: May 2, 2026

Current Valuation

$980M

as of February 1, 2022 (Source)

Funding Summary

$252M

Total reported funding

Key People

Brian Bondy
Co-Founder & CTOFounder
LinkedIn Profile

Core OSS Projects

Core source code for the Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows

License: MPL-2.0

Business Information

Category

Web Browsers

Industries

Information Technology

Technologies

BrowserBlockchainPrivacyVPNSearch Engine

Sectors

Consumers

Licenses

MPL-2.0

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