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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.
Social
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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
Ranked
Employee Count
406 as on Mar 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by CMA CGM (Sep 14, 2025)

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:lockFilter this list
Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
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

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The founders of Brut is Guillaume Lacroix. Guillaume Lacroix is the CEO of Brut.
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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:
Employee count trend for Brut
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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:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for The Young Turks
The Young Turks
2002, Los Angeles (United States), Series B
Online platform offering news videos
$27.8M
57/100
2nd
Logo for ATTN:
ATTN:
2014, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired
Digital media platform with societal content
$37.7M
56/100
3rd
Logo for NowMedia Network
NowMedia Network
2012, New York City (United States), Unfunded
Media network with a focus on current events and pop culture
-
-
51/100
4th
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Brut
2016, Paris (France), Acquired
App-based platform publishing video-aided news under various categories
$140M
69/100
5th
Logo for Newsy
Newsy
2008, Austin (United States), Acquired
Provider of multisource mobile and online video news
$4.88M
44/100
6th
Logo for Editorji
Editorji
2016, Delhi (India), Acquired
On-demand news streaming platform
$5.5M
43/100
7th
Logo for Newsreels
Newsreels
2020, Dover (United States), Unfunded
App and video-based multi-category news provider
-
-
34/100
8th
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Cut
2015, Seattle (United States), Seed
Produces viral videos
$1.5M
31/100
9th
Logo for Knowsy
Knowsy
2015, New York City (United States), Seed
Bite-sized how-to videos
$2.2M
31/100
10th
Logo for HINT
HINT
2012, Siliguri (India), Unfunded
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

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Media has covered Brut for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year.
Rodolphe Saadé set to acquire Brut.DECIDEURS MAGAZINEJul 04, 2025CMA CGM, Brut
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