Brut - About the company
Brut is an acquired company based in Paris (France), founded in 2016 by Guillaume Lacroix. It operates as an App-based platform publishing video-aided news under various categories. Brut has raised $140M in funding from investors like Kima Ventures, Blisce and Red River West. The company has 54 active competitors, including 10 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like The Young Turks, ATTN: and NowMedia Network.
Company Details
Brut. media is a digital social content publisher. It publishes stories related to global news, economy, science & technology, entertainment, sports, health, politics, and more. It creates video content targeted at millennials and distributes it through social media. The app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Website
- www.brut.media/us
- Phone Number
- +33 **********
- Registered Address
- 51 RUE VIVIENNE 75002 PARIS
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Paris, France
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$140M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
4th among 54 active competitors
Employee Count
406 as on Mar 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by CMA CGM (Sep 14, 2025)
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Brut's acquisition details
Brut got acquired by CMA CGM on Sep 14, 2025.
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Brut's funding and investors
Brut has raised a total funding of $140M over 4 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jun 29, 2021 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Brut has 9 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Brut:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jun 29, 2021 | 4505266 | Series C | 3398126 | 6664502 | 6848828 | 8125858 |
Oct 30, 2019 | 1042510 | Series B | 7751990 | 5587065 | 5602133 | |
Apr 07, 2018 | 5542221 | Series A | 6288394 | 1945125 | 8007256 |
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Brut's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Brut is Guillaume Lacroix. Guillaume Lacroix is the CEO of Brut.
Here are the details of Brut's key team members:
- Guillaume Lacroix: Founder & CEO of Brut. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Brut's employee count trend
Brut has 406 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Brut's employee count trend over the years:
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Brut's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Brut include The Young Turks, ATTN: and NowMedia Network. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Brut, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | The Young Turks 2002, Los Angeles (United States), Series B | Online platform offering news videos | $27.8M | 57/100 | |
2nd | ATTN: 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Digital media platform with societal content | $37.7M | 56/100 | |
3rd | NowMedia Network 2012, New York City (United States), Unfunded | Media network with a focus on current events and pop culture | - | - | 51/100 |
4th | App-based platform publishing video-aided news under various categories | $140M | 69/100 | ||
5th | Newsy 2008, Austin (United States), Acquired | Provider of multisource mobile and online video news | $4.88M | 44/100 | |
6th | On-demand news streaming platform | $5.5M | 43/100 | ||
7th | Newsreels 2020, Dover (United States), Unfunded | App and video-based multi-category news provider | - | - | 34/100 |
8th | Cut 2015, Seattle (United States), Seed | Produces viral videos | $1.5M | 31/100 | |
9th | Knowsy 2015, New York City (United States), Seed | Bite-sized how-to videos | $2.2M | 31/100 | |
10th | Online platform offering multi categories video news | - | - | 30/100 |
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Brut's Investments and acquisitions
Brut has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Brut
Media has covered Brut for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year.
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Raw. strengthens the optimization of its advertising activities with Adlooxthemedialeader.fr•Sep 19, 2023•Brut, Adloox
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Carrefour Teams Up With Brut. To Form Social Commerce Companyesmmagazine.com•Feb 02, 2022•Carrefour, Brut
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Brut raises 63 million euros from James Murdoch (Lupa Systems) and Orange VenturesFrenchWeb•Jun 30, 2021•Lupa Systems, Brut, Orange Ventures, Tikehau Capital and 4 others
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Chingari Teams Up With Brut India For Strategic Content PartnershipAdgully•Jan 13, 2021•Chingari, Brut
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