# Joshua Browder

> Joshua Browder is the British-American founder and CEO of DoNotPay and the investor behind Browder Capital. He launched a parking-ticket appeal tool in 2015 and expanded into consumer automation. His career combines early recognition, venture funding, a cancelled AI courtroom experiment and a 2025 FTC order concerning DoNotPay’s lawyer-replacement claims. In 2026 he continued discussing consumer agents and his personal approach to investing in young founders.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at DoNotPay; General Partner at Browder Capital
- **Organizations:** DoNotPay, Browder Capital
- **Nationality:** British-American
- **Education:** Stanford University
- **Known for:** Created DoNotPay’s original parking-ticket appeal tool in 2015., Selected for MIT Technology Review’s global Innovators Under 35 list in 2017., Became a Thiel Fellow after leaving Stanford.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Launched DoNotPay to automate parking-ticket appeals and enrolled at Stanford.
- **2017** — Named an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35; expanded DoNotPay beyond parking appeals.
- **2021** — Reported a $10 million DoNotPay round at approximately $210 million valuation.
- **2023** — Cancelled a proposed AI-assisted traffic-court appearance; said he would focus on consumer rights.
- **2024** — DoNotPay distributed its first dividend in January; FTC announced a proposed settlement in September.
- **2025** — FTC approved its final DoNotPay order in January and announced it in February.
- **2026** — Discussed Browder Capital’s founder-hosting investment model in May and his founder-to-investor experience in August.

## Achievements

- Created DoNotPay’s original parking-ticket appeal tool in 2015.
- Selected for MIT Technology Review’s global Innovators Under 35 list in 2017.
- Became a Thiel Fellow after leaving Stanford.
- Built DoNotPay into a business that distributed more than $1 million to employees and investors in January 2024.
- Runs Browder Capital alongside DoNotPay.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — An Origins interview, highlighted by LGT Capital Partners on August 21, explored his work as DoNotPay founder and Browder Capital GP.
- **2026-05** — 20VC published his discussion of founder commitment, live revenue checks and hosting founders while they fundraise.
- **2026-02** — Appeared on Digital Disruption discussing consumer AI agents and negotiations with companies.
- **2025-02** — FTC announced its final DoNotPay order, requiring $193,000 monetary relief and evidence supporting lawyer-equivalence claims.

## Links

- Website: https://browdercapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-browder-b0b573116
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Joshuabrowder
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hermitageiphone
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuabrowder12/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.1129177

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Last updated: 2026-10-25