Where is Brut located?

Brut is headquartered in Paris, France. It is registered at 51 RUE VIVIENNE 75002 PARIS.

Who is the current CEO of Brut?

Guillaume Lacroix of Brut. They have also founded 1 company.

Which legal entities is Brut associated with?

Brut is associated with BRUT and 1 other.

How many employees does Brut have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Brut is 404.

Is Brut a funded company?

Brut is a funded company, having raised a total of $140M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round.

When was the latest funding round of Brut?

Brut's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jun 29, 2021, with participation from 6 investors.

Where does Brut rank among its competitors?

Brut ranks 1st amongst 247 active competitors, of which 9 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Brut, which secured $75M in Jun, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Brut?

Brut's top competitors include The Young Turks, Vox and Newsy. Among them, Brut secured the most recent funding round in June, 2021.

Brut - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

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
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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

Series C, Jun 29, 2021, $*****

Investors

Kima Ventures & 14 more

Ranked

1^st among 247 active competitors

Employee Count

404 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

The Young Turks & 252 more

Exit Details

Acquired by CMA CGM (Sep 14, 2025)

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Brut is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BRUT CIN: 900419227 , France, Deadpooled	Jun 15, 2021	-	-	-
BRUT CIN: 829162395 , France, Active	Oct 03, 2018	-	-	-

Brut got acquired by CMA CGM on Sep 14, 2025.

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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
Jun 29, 2021	8035354	Series C	2554904	6389931	6569109	5671097
Oct 30, 2019	3887737	Series B	6494062	8758242	3073978	Aryeh B Bourkoff & 1 more
Apr 07, 2018	3961580	Series A	8936678	9645969	3120554	Bpifrance & 3 more

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The 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 404 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Brut's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Brut include The Young Turks, Vox and Newsy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Brut, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Brut 2016, Paris (France), Acquired	App-based platform publishing video-aided news under various categories	$140M	Blisce, Kima Ventures & 13 others	69/100
2nd	The Young Turks 2002, Los Angeles (United States), Series B	Online platform offering news videos	$27.8M	3L Capital, Roemer Robinson Melville & 5 others	58/100
3rd	Vox 2005, New York City (United States), Seed	Provider of news, explainers, politics, culture, advice, podcasts, and videos	-	-	57/100
4th	Newsy 2008, Austin (United States), Acquired	Provider of multisource mobile and online video news	$4.88M	Centennial Investors, Missouri Technology ... & 1 others	49/100
5th	Editorji 2016, Delhi (India), Acquired	On-demand news streaming platform	$5.5M	Airtel, HT Media & 1 others	47/100
6th	ATTN: 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Engaging Millennials and Gen Z with attention-grabbing social impact content	$37.7M	Evolution Media, SIZE & 2 others	46/100
7th	Antena 1 1993, Romania, Unfunded	Provider of video entertainment and televised news programs and content	-	-	46/100
8th	ABC News 1945, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Provider of breaking news, latest news, and video content online	-	-	41/100
9th	Duran 2016, Public	Producer of online news analysis articles and video commentary content	-	-	41/100
10th	Newsreels 2020, Dover (United States), Unfunded	App and video-based multi-category news provider	-	-	40/100