Cake Browser

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Cake Browser
Developer(s) Cake Technologies, Inc.
Initial releaseJanuary 30, 2018;6 years ago (2018-01-30)
Operating system iOS, Android
Available in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Type Mobile browser
Website www.cakebrowser.com

Cake Browser was a swipe-based mobile web browser developed by Cake Technologies, Inc., [1] a tech startup founded in 2016 [2] in Provo, Utah. [3] Cake Browser displayed search results as preloaded web pages instead of a list of clickable links. [4] [5] [6] Results were swipeable across standard search verticals, including web search, image search, video search, news, and shopping. [2] [7] In 2017, Cake Browser launched in test markets within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Taiwan. [7] It launched globally in 2018. [7] Cake Technologies announced in 2018 that it had raised $5 million in funding for Cake Browser led by Peak Ventures with participation from Pelion Venture Partners and Kickstart Seed Fund. [2] [7]


In late 2022, Cake Browser was silently shut down. As of January 2023, their website redirects to Arc by The Browser Company.

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