Brave

San Francisco, California, USA · ≈380 employees · brave.com

Brave is a US-based internet company founded in 2015, dedicated to creating a user-first web experience through privacy-focused tools. The company was co-founded by Brendan Eich, known for creating JavaScript, and Brian Bondy, who has a background with Khan Academy and Mozilla. Brave is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and serves over 80 million monthly active users. Brave offers a range of products designed to enhance online privacy. The Brave Browser is an open-source web browser that blocks ads and trackers by default, while Brave Search is a private search engine. The company also features Brave Ads, a cookie-less advertising platform, and Brave Wallet, a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for Web3 transactions. Additionally, users can participate in Brave Rewards, earning Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) by viewing privacy-respecting ads. Brave caters to privacy-conscious users, advertisers, and content creators, providing tools that protect data and create new revenue opportunities.

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Also: web browsers · consumer internet · internet · information technology · technology · information & internet · fingerprint randomization · private browsing · crypto transactions · services · web3 blockchain · d2c

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