| Cake Browser | |
|---|---|
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| Developers | Cake Technologies, Inc. |
| Initial release | January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30) |
| Operating system | iOS, Android |
| Available in | Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| Website | www |
Cake Browser was a swipe-based mobile web browser developed by Cake Technologies, Inc.,1 a tech startup founded in 20162 in Provo, Utah.3 Cake Browser displayed search results as preloaded web pages instead of a list of clickable links.456 Results were swipeable across standard search verticals, including web search, image search, video search, news, and shopping.27
History
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.27
In late 2022, Cake Browser was silently shut down. As of January 2023, their website redirects to Arc by The Browser Company.
References
References
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- Perez, Sarah (2018-01-30). "Cake raises $5 million for a swipeable mobile browser". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- Raymond, Art (2018-06-04). "Provo firm's swipe-able mobile browser really takes the Cake". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- Wells, Adam (2017-10-18). "Cake Is The Mobile Browser That Promises To Fix Searching". Gizmodo Australia. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- Grannell, Craig (2018-02-14). "App of the week: Cake Browser". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- Wolber, Andy (2018-02-20). "4 tips that make browsing the web from your mobile device even easier". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- Sawers, Paul (2018-01-30). "Cake launches its swipe-based mobile browser with $5 million in funding". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-02-28.