The Browser Company

What The Browser Company does

The Browser Company (legal entity: The Browser Company of New York) is a software company founded in 2019 by Josh Miller in New York that designs and operates consumer and enterprise web browsers. Its flagship product, Arc, is a productivity-focused Chromium-based browser differentiated by vertical tab organization, a Spaces/Profiles system for separating work, study, and personal browsing, built-in ad blocking, and a privacy-first architecture that disables Google account integration, telemetry, and data resale. Arc is offered free of charge with optional paid enhancements via Arc Max (AI features such as 5-Second Previews, Tidy Tab Titles, Tidy Downloads, and ChatGPT integration) and is distributed through direct download, the Apple App Store, and Google Play. In June 2024 the company introduced Dia, an AI-native successor browser featuring memory capabilities, customizable Skills shortcuts, and agent-based browsing, which launched publicly on Mac in October 2025 with a free tier and a $20/month Pro subscription. Arc Search extends the product surface to mobile with AI-generated summaries and tracker blocking.

The company's business model combines freemium consumer distribution with a nascent subscription tier (Dia Pro) and post-acquisition enterprise monetization. In October 2025, Atlassian completed its $610 million acquisition of The Browser Company to integrate Dia's AI browser capabilities into its Rovo enterprise productivity platform, targeting Fortune 500 knowledge workers. Prior to acquisition, the company had raised approximately $68 million across seed, Series A1 ($5M, 2020), Series A2 ($13M, 2021; a 2022 unpriced round), and a $50M Series A in March 2024 led by Pace Capital at a $550M valuation; Salesforce Ventures also participated. Headcount is disclosed only as 11–50, though the company has made strategic senior hires from Apple (Charlie Deets in 2024 and Marco Triverio in 2026), and the team is described as "small but mighty." The company reports adoption among students at 7,000+ schools globally and targets an addressable market of approximately one billion knowledge workers, citing an estimated 2.4 billion hours wasted annually by Fortune 500 knowledge workers on information search.

Name

The Browser Company

Legal name

The Browser Company

Website

https://arc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Browser Company designs AI-native web browsers (Arc and Dia) for individual and enterprise knowledge workers, built on Chromium with privacy-first architecture. Acquired by Atlassian for $610M in October 2025 to power the Rovo productivity platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Browser Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Browser & Web Navigation Utilities (toolbars, new-tab, bookmarks) (BPAMAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Search, Indexing & Content Discovery (HDAEAGAH)

Keywords

• Web browser software
• AI-powered browsing
• Productivity browser
• Consumer browser
• Mobile browser app

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Free Browser (Arc): Core Arc browser offered at no cost to users, with monetization not based on selling user data. Revenue strategy focused on premium tiers and enterprise deployments.
2. Dia Pro Subscription: Tiered subscription model for Dia browser with free tier and Pro plan at $20/month. Pro tier offers enhanced AI features and capabilities.
3. Enterprise Licensing (via Atlassian): Post-acquisition, potential enterprise licensing through Atlassian's Rovo platform integration, targeting Fortune 500 knowledge workers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Browser Company designs, develops, and distributes consumer web browsers built on the Chromium engine. Its flagship Arc browser offers productivity features (Spaces, Profiles, vertical tabs, Split View) and AI enhancements via Arc Max, while Arc Search serves mobile users with AI-generated summaries and ad blocking. The company also operates Dia, a next-generation AI browser with memory, agents, and customizable Skills, offered in free and Pro ($20/month) tiers.

Product overview

The Browser Company offers a portfolio of web browsers centered around its flagship Arc browser and successor Dia AI browser. Arc is a productivity-focused web browser featuring vertical tab organization with Spaces and Profiles, built-in ad blocking, Split View, Themes, and AI-powered features under Arc Max. Dia is the company's next-generation AI browser that combines Arc's popular features with AI-native capabilities including memory and agents. The company also offers Arc Search (a mobile browser for iOS and Android), Arc for Developers, and Arc for Students. In 2025, Atlassian acquired The Browser Company for $610 million to develop AI-powered browser capabilities for knowledge workers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Arc: A productivity-focused web browser known for its vertical tab organization, Spaces, and privacy features. It is built on Chromium and positions itself as a Chrome replacement.
• Dia

Products and services

• Arc Browser A free productivity-focused web browser built on the Chromium engine for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android users. Features vertical tab organization, Spaces and Profiles for separating contexts, built-in ad blocker, Split View, Themes, Developer Mode, cross-platform Arc Sync, and privacy-first architecture with no browsing data collection.
• Arc Search A free, ad-free mobile browser for iOS and Android individual consumers. Provides Browse for Me AI-generated answers, built-in ad blocker (blocking 17+ trackers per site), auto-archiving of inactive tabs, password sync, reader mode, incognito mode, on-page translations, and voice search.
• Dia Browser An AI-native web browser combining Arc's productivity features with AI capabilities including memory, customizable Skills shortcuts, and agent-based browsing. Offered in a free tier and a Dia Pro subscription at $20/month. Includes weekly security updates and targets enterprise-grade protection through SOC 2 certification (in progress).

Quantifiable outcome

• Knowledge workers at Fortune 500 organizations waste approximately 2.4 billion hours per year searching for information
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• AtlassianflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2025Atlassian completed acquisition of The Browser Company for $610 million in October 2025. Deal combines Atlassian's productivity platform (Jira, Confluence) with The Browser Company's AI browser technology. Dia browser to enhance Atlassian's Rovo platform for enterprise knowledge workers. The Browser Company maintains operational independence.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI service provider for Arc Max features including ChatGPT integration in command bar, Browse for Me feature, and various AI-powered browsing capabilities. Data shared includes webpage content, search queries, and command bar inputs.
• AnthropiccoreTechnology or IntegrationAI service provider for Arc Max features including Tidy Tab Titles and other AI processing. Claude Code tool mentioned as changing hiring strategy at The Browser Company. Partnership for AI-powered browsing features.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Brave Software: Brave operates a Chromium-based browser positioned around privacy, ad-blocking, and a built-in crypto/token model. It is the closest direct comparable to Arc's privacy-first, Chromium-derivative positioning, and competes for the same privacy-conscious user segment.
• DuckDuckGo: DuckDuckGo offers a privacy-focused mobile and desktop browser built on top of WebKit/Chromium components. It overlaps with Arc Search on privacy positioning and a stripped-down browsing experience, targeting users who prioritize tracker blocking over feature richness.
• Vivaldi Technologies: Vivaldi builds a Chromium-based power-user browser with deep customization, tab management, and built-in productivity tools. Like Arc, it targets users dissatisfied with Chrome's defaults and differentiates through interface-level innovation (sidebar, tab stacks, etc.).
• Opera: Opera is a long-standing Chromium-based browser with built-in productivity features (sidebar messengers, VPN, AI assistant Aria). It directly competes with Arc/Dia on the 'browser-plus-built-in-tools' positioning, though with a more international user base.
• SigmaOS: SigmaOS was a productivity-focused, Chromium-based browser with workspace organization concepts similar to Arc's Spaces. Although it wound down, it was a direct conceptual peer in the 'browser as productivity OS' category Arc helped define.

Broad incumbents

• Mozilla: Mozilla's Firefox is the most established independent browser and the long-standing alternative to Chrome. While Gecko-based rather than Chromium, it competes for the same privacy-and-alternative-browser user base that Arc targets.
• Google Chrome: Chrome is the dominant browser globally and the platform Arc and Dia are built atop. Google is also integrating Gemini AI directly into Chrome, making it the central incumbent against which any AI browser narrative must compete.
• Microsoft Edge: Edge is the other major Chromium-based browser and ships pre-installed on Windows, giving it distribution that Arc must work around. Microsoft is also integrating Copilot AI into Edge, putting it in the same AI-browser competitive set as Dia.

Emerging players

• Perplexity AI: Perplexity launched its own AI-native browser (Comet) and competes directly with Dia on the 'AI agent that browses the web for you' proposition. It is the most direct emerging competitor in the AI browser category Dia is pioneering.
• OpenAI: OpenAI launched the ChatGPT Atlas browser and is simultaneously a model provider for Dia's features. It represents both a key partnership and the most strategically dangerous emerging AI-browser competitor for The Browser Company.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-browser-company
• Xx.com/browsercompany
• Facebookfacebook.com/browsercompany

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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