Braze

New York, NY, United States Software Public

Braze is a comprehensive cross-channel customer engagement platform that enables global brands to ingest and process customer data in real time and orchestrate personalized marketing campaigns across email, SMS, push notifications, in-app messaging, and other channels.

Public Company

Braze is publicly traded

IPO'd on November 19, 2021

BRZE NASDAQ

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under BRZE.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2011

Employees

1,900–2,100

Total Funding

$248.6M

7 rounds

Last Private Valuation

$1.5B

March 2020

Funding

Total raised $248.6M across 7 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series F

Date

March 2020

Amount

$75M

Valuation

$1.5B

Lead Investors

ICONIQ Growth
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
March 2020 Series F $75M $1.5B ICONIQ Growth
October 3, 2018 Series E $80M $0.85B Meritech Capital Partners
September 18, 2017 Series D $50M $0.4B ICONIQ Growth, Meritech Capital Partners

Funding by Round

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Valuation Trajectory

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Entry · Series D

$0.4B

Sep 2017

Braze today

$1.5B

Mar 2020 · latest mark

Braze multiple

3.8x

valuation uplift since first round

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Leadership

  • Bill Magnuson

    Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, President, Co-founder

    LinkedIn
  • Jon Hyman

    Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder

  • Myles Kleeger

    President, Chief Commercial Officer

  • Isabelle Winkles

    Chief Financial Officer (departing May 29, 2026)

    LinkedIn

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Iterable

    Cross-channel marketing platform with advanced orchestration capabilities; close Braze competitor for enterprise customers seeking user-friendly interface and faster implementation

  • Klaviyo

    Email and SMS marketing platform with recent expansion to WhatsApp, RCS, and social marketing; default choice for SMB ecommerce brands on Shopify

  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud

    Enterprise marketing automation and engagement platform from Salesforce

  • MoEngage

    Mobile-first customer engagement platform competing in the cross-channel orchestration space

  • Customer.io

    Developer-centric customer engagement platform with appeal to technical teams

  • Bloomreach

    Enterprise personalization and customer engagement platform

Braze Investment FAQ

Braze FAQ

Yes, Braze is publicly traded under the ticker symbol BRZE on the NASDAQ. The company went public in November 19, 2021.

Braze trades under the ticker symbol BRZE on the NASDAQ. It began trading in November 19, 2021.

Braze (BRZE on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker BRZE to place an order.

Braze went public in November 19, 2021 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $1.5B. Braze completed its initial public offering on November 19, 2021, pricing 8 million shares at $65 per share (above the $55-60 range) and raising $520 million. The stock traded on NASDAQ under ticker BRZE and closed its first day at $93.39, implying a market value of $8.4 billion and representing a 44% trading debut gain.

Braze raised $248.6M across 7 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.

Braze was co-founded by Bill Magnuson, and Jon Hyman in 2011.

Braze is headquartered in New York, NY, United States.

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