Brev Raises $3.3 Million to Build the AI-Native Layer Between Business Goals and Work

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2026--

Brev, the AI-native layer between business goals and work, today announced it has raised $3.3 million in pre-seed funding led by Resolute Ventures, with participation from shuckerVC, Duro VC, Gaingels, and FOG Ventures. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development, deepen integrations, and grow its engineering team as demand rises for software that gives leaders real-time visibility into execution across the business.

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As AI drives the cost of execution down, the bottleneck shifts upstream from doing the work to deciding what matters most — where to focus, how to stay aligned, and where to steer the business.

Companies already have systems for customers, money, people, and tasks. What they still lack is a system of record for execution: one that understands what the business is committed to, who owns it, what is happening across teams, where execution is drifting, and what needs attention now. Brev is built to close that gap – connecting the organization's goals to the day-to-day work of teams.

Since launching in 2025, Brev has worked with operations leaders at companies including Flex, Patlytics, Unified, and RecordPoint. The company also recently launched a self-serve product at brev.io with usage-based pricing tied to system usage rather than seats.

“Building our operating cadence was one of our top priorities this year,” said Brett Hooker, COO of RecordPoint. “Brev gives us a real-time view of performance and helps connect what’s happening across the business back to our critical objectives. Instead of chasing updates and stitching together context by hand, our leadership team has a much clearer picture of where things stand and where attention is needed.”

“Most AI today is doing execution work in a vacuum. Without your goals, metrics, and live progress in the context window, you get motion without alignment,” said Chris Pitchford, CEO and co-founder of Brev.

“As AI accelerates execution speed, coordination, alignment, and decision making become the real constraints. Brev is building the missing operating layer modern companies need,” said Raanan Bar-Cohen, Co-Founder at Resolute Ventures.

“This isn’t about building another dashboard,” said Vic Hu, CTO and co-founder of Brev. “The challenge is turning structured system data and unstructured business context into a real-time understanding of how a company is operating.”

The new funding will support the company's plans to evolve from execution visibility and coordination to software that increasingly drives execution itself.

About Brev

Brev is the AI-native layer between business goals and work. It helps companies run goals, reviews, and operating cadences by continuously tracking progress, surfacing risk, and keeping execution current across teams and systems. Founded by Chris Pitchford and Vic Hu, Brev is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with satellite presence in Seattle, Washington, and Toronto, Canada.

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BERLIN (AP) — Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was splattered with red liquid on Thursday as he left a building in Berlin.

Pahlavi had just departed a news briefing, during which he criticized the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, when the incident occurred outside Germany’s federal news conference building.

He appeared unhurt by the liquid coating the back of his blazer and neck, and waved to his supporters before he got into a car that drove away. Police said the liquid appeared to be tomato juice.

The alleged perpetrator, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, was immediately detained by police.

Pahlavi, 65, is the son of Iran's former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power. Nevertheless, Pahlavi is trying to position himself as a player in his country’s future, though it's unclear how much support he has in Iran after he has been in exile for nearly 50 years.

Hundreds of his supporters demonstrated Thursday near Germany's parliament building, according to German news agency dpa.

Pahlavi, who was not invited to meet with any government representatives during his visit to Berlin, argued Thursday that the ceasefire agreement assumes the Iranian government’s behavior will change and “you’re going to deal with people who all of a sudden have become pragmatists.”

“I don’t see that happening,” he said. “I’m not saying that diplomacy should not be given a chance, but I think diplomacy has been given enough chance.”

Pahlavi is jockeying for a return to power should the Shiite theocracy fall and has supported the U.S.-Israeli military intervention in the Middle East.

Pahlavi in Berlin called on Europeans to do more to support Iranian people fighting for democracy. He claimed 19 political prisoners were executed by Iranian authorities in the past two weeks and another 20 people have been sentenced to death.

“Will the free world do something, or watch the slaughter in silence?” Pahlavi said.

Meanwhile, more than an hour after the incident, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz released a statement saying the government welcomes the extension of the ceasefire.

“This presents an important opportunity to resume diplomatic negotiations in Islamabad with the aim of making peace and averting further escalation of the war,” the statement said. “Tehran should seize this opportunity.”

Ciobanu reported from Warsaw, Poland.

Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, shout slogans outside the building where Pahlavi holds a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, is protected by security after he was attacked with a red fluid, following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, waves to supporters after he was attacked with a red fluid following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, is protected by security after he was attacked with a red fluid, following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)