The company behind Brave
Brave Software, Inc
Brave is made by Brave Software, Inc., a privately held company that also runs Brave Search. It earns money from private ads that users can opt into, with a share paid to them in BAT, from paid extras such as Search Premium and Leo Premium, and from its Search API for businesses.
brave.comRead on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.
Brave at a glance
- Chief executive
- Brendan Eich
- Founded
- 2015
- Based in
- San Francisco, California, with an office in London and staff around the world
- Latest round
- Token sale (ICO), $35 million
- May 31, 2017
- Ownership
- Privately held
Brave's CEO and founders
The people Brave Software, Inc names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
Brave funding
Raised $4.5 million in seed funding in August 2016, bringing its total from investors to $7 million at the time, according to TechCrunch. In 2017 it raised $35 million by selling its Basic Attention Token (BAT), which its own About page lists among its key dates. techcrunch.comtechcrunch.combrave.com
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2017 | Token sale (ICO) | $35 million | Not named. techcrunch.com |
| Aug 1, 2016 | Seed | $4.5 million | With Founders Fund's FF Angel, Propel Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Foundation Capital, Digital Currency Group. techcrunch.com |
Every investor named
- Digital Currency Group
- Foundation Capital
- Founders Fund's FF Angel
- Pantera Capital
- Propel Venture Partners
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held and venture-backed: TechCrunch named Founders Fund's FF Angel, Propel Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Foundation Capital and Digital Currency Group as investors in its 2016 seed round, and its own pages name no parent company. techcrunch.com
- Founded
- 2015 brave.com
- Based in
- San Francisco, California, with an office in London and staff around the world brave.com
- Hiring
- 10 open roles: 4 in business development, 2 in engineering, 2 in research and 2 in sales brave.com
Brave on social media and the web
- X (Twitter)x.com/brave
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brave-software
- YouTubeyoutube.com/bravesoftware
- Instagraminstagram.com/bravebrowser
- TikToktiktok.com/@brave
- Facebookfacebook.com/BraveSoftware
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/brave.com
- Redditreddit.com/r/brave_browser
- GitHubgithub.com/brave
- Blog · brave.com
- Changelog · brave.com
- Community · community.brave.app
- Podcast · brave.com
- Status page · status.brave.app
- Careers · brave.com
Only accounts Brave Software, Inc links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
Brave news and launches
- Oct 15, 2026Another Brave User-First AI Win: Leo adds End-to-end Encryption, Oblivious HTTP, and Verifiable Confidential Computing
- Aug 27, 2026Brave Accounts: your password never leaves your device, ever.
- Aug 27, 2026Brave launches Email Aliases to keep your personal email address private from websites
- Aug 13, 2026Brave improves protections against GPU fingerprinting
Media kit
The Brave Software, Inc media kit
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Questions about Brave the company
Who is the CEO of Brave?
Brendan Eich is Brave Software, Inc's founder & CEO, according to brave.com, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded Brave?
Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy are named as founders of Brave Software, Inc, which was founded in 2015.
How much funding has Brave raised?
Raised $4.5 million in seed funding in August 2016, bringing its total from investors to $7 million at the time, according to TechCrunch. In 2017 it raised $35 million by selling its Basic Attention Token (BAT), which its own About page lists among its key dates.
Who are Brave's investors?
The announcements name Digital Currency Group, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund's FF Angel, Pantera Capital and Propel Venture Partners.
When did Brave last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in May 31, 2017: Token sale (ICO), $35 million.
What is Brave's valuation?
No valuation was found in Brave Software, Inc's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 18, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.
Who owns Brave?
Privately held and venture-backed: TechCrunch named Founders Fund's FF Angel, Propel Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Foundation Capital and Digital Currency Group as investors in its 2016 seed round, and its own pages name no parent company.
Where is Brave based?
Brave Software, Inc gives its base as San Francisco, California, with an office in London and staff around the world.
Is Brave hiring?
10 open roles: 4 in business development, 2 in engineering, 2 in research and 2 in sales.
Is Brave on social media?
Brave Software, Inc links to its own accounts on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Bluesky, Reddit and GitHub. The links are on this page, taken from Brave Software, Inc's own site.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from Brave Software, Inc’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.