Cake Browser

{{short description|Swipeable mobile web browser}}

{{Infobox web browser

| name = Cake Browser

| logo = Cake_Browser_Logo.png

| developer = Cake Technologies, Inc.

| ver layout = stacked

| discontinued = November 2022

| released = {{start date and age|2018|1|30}}

| operating system = iOS, Android

| language = Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

| genre = Mobile browser

| website = {{URL|www.cakebrowser.com}}

}}

Cake Browser was a swipe-based mobile web browser developed by Cake Technologies, Inc.,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/02/05/will-cake-be-the-mobile-browser-for-young-smartphone-users-swipe-right-for-yes/|title=Will Cake be 'THE' mobile browser for young smartphone users? Swipe right for yes|last=Tech News|date=2018-02-05|website=The Star Online|access-date=2019-02-28}} a tech startup founded in 2016{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/cake-raises-5-million-for-a-swipeable-mobile-browser/|title=Cake raises $5 million for a swipeable mobile browser|last=Perez|first=Sarah|date=2018-01-30|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28|archive-date=2019-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210143545/http://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/cake-raises-5-million-for-a-swipeable-mobile-browser/|url-status=live}} in Provo, Utah.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900020471/provos-cake-challenges-tech-heavyweights-with-swipe-able-mobile-browser.html|title=Provo firm's swipe-able mobile browser really takes the Cake|last=Raymond|first=Art|date=2018-06-04|website=DeseretNews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Cake Browser displayed search results as preloaded web pages instead of a list of clickable links.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/10/cake-is-the-mobile-browser-that-promises-to-fix-searching/|title=Cake Is The Mobile Browser That Promises To Fix Searching|last=Wells|first=Adam|date=2017-10-18|website=Gizmodo Australia|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.tv/app-reviews/cake-browser/review|title=App of the week: Cake Browser|last=Grannell|first=Craig|date=2018-02-14|website=Stuff|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/4-tips-that-make-browsing-the-web-from-your-mobile-device-even-easier/|title=4 tips that make browsing the web from your mobile device even easier|last=Wolber|first=Andy|date=2018-02-20|website=TechRepublic|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}} Results were swipeable across standard search verticals, including web search, image search, video search, news, and shopping.{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/30/cake-launches-its-swipe-based-mobile-browser-with-5-million-funding/|title=Cake launches its swipe-based mobile browser with $5 million in funding|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=2018-01-30|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}} In 2017, Cake Browser launched in test markets within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Taiwan. It launched globally in 2018. 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.

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