Appboy
NASDAQ: BRZEUnicorn · $5.9BNew York, US · Delaware corporation · 9 known investors
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Braze develops a customer engagement platform that combines first-party data management, machine learning models, and multi-channel orchestration tools to help brands deliver personalized interactions across email, mobile messaging, push notifications, social channels, and in-app experiences. The company serves enterprises and technology companies seeking to build and maintain direct customer relationships at scale.
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Investors · 9
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$289.5M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2016–2025
▶$139.2MraisedApr 2025 · 121 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Myles KleegerExecutive Officer
- Astha MalikExecutive Officer
- Susan WisemanExecutive Officer
- William MagnusonExecutive Officer, Director
- Neeraj AgrawalDirector
- Jonathan HymanExecutive Officer
- Isabelle WinklesExecutive Officer
- Tara Walpert LevyDirector
- Fernando MachadoDirector
- Yvonne WassenaarDirector
- Phillip FernandezDirector
- David ObstlerDirector
- Offering amount
- $139.2M
- Amount sold
- $139.2M
- First sale
- Mar 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$80MraisedOct 2018 · 21 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Tom PetersonDirector
- Susan WisemanExecutive Officer
- Doug PepperDirector
- Paul MaderaDirector
- William MagnusonExecutive Officer, Director
- Matthew JacobsonDirector
- Jonathan HymanExecutive Officer
- Neeraj AgrawalDirector
- Paul GhermezianDirector
- Myles KleegerExecutive Officer
- Oliver BellExecutive Officer
- Bruce TaraginDirector
- Offering amount
- $80M
- Amount sold
- $80M
- First sale
- Sep 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$50MraisedAug 2017 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Jonathan HymanExecutive Officer
- Oliver BellExecutive Officer
- Doug PepperDirector
- Bruce TaraginDirector
- Matthew JacobsonDirector
- Tom PetersonDirector
- Myles KleegerExecutive Officer
- William MagnusonExecutive Officer, Director
- Neeraj AgrawalDirector
- Mark GhermezianExecutive Officer, Director
- Susan WisemanExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $50M
- Amount sold
- $50M
- First sale
- Jul 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$20.4MraisedJul 2017 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Myles KleegerExecutive Officer
- Jonathan HymanExecutive Officer
- Tom PetersonDirector
- Doug PepperDirector
- Neeraj AgrawalDirector
- Bill MagnusonExecutive Officer, Director
- Mark GhermezianExecutive Officer, Director
- Oliver BellExecutive Officer
- Bruce TaraginDirector
- Offering amount
- $20.4M
- Amount sold
- $20.4M
- First sale
- Apr 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Valuation · disclosed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Appboy do?
- Braze develops a customer engagement platform that combines first-party data management, machine learning models, and multi-channel orchestration tools to help brands deliver personalized interactions across email, mobile messaging, push notifications, social channels, and in-app experiences. The company serves enterprises and technology companies seeking to build and maintain direct customer relationships at scale.
- Who founded Appboy?
- Appboy was founded by Jonathan Hyman, Mark Ghermezian.
- Who are Appboy's investors?
- Appboy's investors include Battery Ventures, Accelerator Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Bullpen Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Metamorphic Ventures, Rally Ventures Management, Llc and 1 more.
- How much funding has Appboy raised?
- Appboy has disclosed $289.5M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Appboy headquartered?
- Appboy is headquartered in New York, US.





