YES....GOOgle IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR BRAVE BROWSER. YES GOOgle TEAM CREATED BRAVE BROWSER. ANOTHER THING.....THIS BROWSER ALONG WITH GOOgle , KIWI AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY DONT ALLOW YOU TO CLEAR YOUR STORAGE IN THE SETTING. NOT ANYMORE. SO WHATEVER U BROWSE STAYS ON THE. (YOU. CAN. NOT. CLEAR. IT!!!!)