Exhibit 10.1

This CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is dated as of April 28, 2026, by and between Braze, Inc. (“Braze,” and together with its subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures for which it owns a majority interest, the “Company”) and Isabelle Winkles (the “Consultant,” together with Braze, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”). This Agreement will be effective on May 29, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Consultant fails to sign or revokes the Release Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), this Agreement shall not become effective, the Term (as defined in Section 4(a) below) of this Agreement shall not commence and this Agreement shall automatically terminate and become null and void ab initio.

ongoing consideration for the release and waiver of claims in the Release Agreement, and Braze shall have no further obligation to Consultant.  

For the sake of clarity, notwithstanding anything herein or any Award Document to the contrary, the aggregate number of shares issuable upon vesting of the Equity Awards under this Section 3(a) shall not exceed 13,038 shares of Class A common stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split effective after the date hereof, if any).

Consultant hereby acknowledges and agrees (i) that any restricted stock units or other equity awards (other than stock options) previously issued to the Consultant that do not represent Equity Awards shall be terminated in their entirety on the Effective Date, and (ii) that any currently outstanding and unvested stock options that are not Equity Awards shall cease to vest as of the Effective Date. The Parties further agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable Award Documents, if the Consultant’s services under this Agreement are terminated as a result of the Consultant’s death or Disability (as defined in the Braze 2021 Equity Incentive Plan) prior to August 17, 2026, then the vesting of the portion of the Equity Awards that would otherwise have vested between such date of termination and August 17, 2026 (assuming the Consultant had maintained Continuous Service throughout such period) shall be accelerated to vest as of such date of termination.

Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect its interpretation. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such court is hereby authorized to amend such provision so as to be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, and all remaining provisions shall continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first above written, intending it to take effect as a sealed instrument.

Exhibit A

General Release and Waiver of Claims (this “Release”)

(This Exhibit A must be signed on, but not before, the Effective Date)

In exchange for the benefits and other consideration provided by Braze, Inc. (“Braze,” together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”) as set forth in the Consulting Agreement to which this Release is attached (the “Agreement”), which you hereby acknowledge and agree are just and sufficient consideration for the waivers, releases and commitments set forth herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law, you hereby knowingly and voluntarily release and waive any claims you may have against the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries and each of their current and former owners, representatives, agents, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees, directors and agents thereof, both individually and in their business capacities, attorneys, subscribers, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, and the Company’s employee benefit plans and programs and their administrators and fiduciaries (collectively, the “Releasees”), whether known or not known, asserted or unasserted, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct or omissions occurring prior to and up to and including the date that you sign this Release (collectively, the “Released Claims”) including, but not limited to, claims under any employment laws, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, all tort claims (including, but not limited to, claims for fraud, violation of public policy, defamation, physical injury or emotional distress), claims for compensation or benefits arising out of your employment or your separation of employment (including, but not limited to, salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, or stock options, restricted stock units, profits interests or other ownership interests in the Company or any of its affiliates); except, if you are a California employee, this wage release of wage claims is limited to disputed wages or as such release may be limited by applicable law as of the Effective Date; claims under any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or ordinance, and any contract, tort, constitutional or common law claim, including, without limitation any claims or actions under the New York State Executive Law (including its Human Rights Law), the New York City Administrative Code (including its Human Rights Law), the New York Equal Pay Law, the New York Equal Rights Law, the New York Off-Duty Conduct Lawful Activities Discrimination Law, the New York State Labor Relations Act, the New York Whistleblower Statute, the New York Family Leave Law, the New York Wage and Hour Laws, the New York WARN Laws, the New York Civil Rights Law, the New York State Corrections Law, the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (Paid Sick Leave Law), the retaliation provisions of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law, the New York State False Claims Act, the New York State Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law, the New York State Nondiscrimination Against Genetic Disorders Law, the New York State Smokers’ Rights Law, the New York AIDS Testing Confidentiality Act, the New York Genetic Testing Confidentiality Law, the New York Discrimination by Employment Agencies Law, the New York Bone Marrow Leave Law, the New York Adoptive Parents Child Care Leave Law, the New York State Constitution, and the New York City Charter, the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”)); the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1989; the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994; the Fair Credit Reporting Act; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, in each case, including all amendments to the foregoing.

In addition, you also agree to waive any right to bring, maintain, or participate in a class action, collective action, or representative action against the Company and/or the Releasees to the fullest extent permitted by law. You agree that you may not serve as a representative of a class action, collective action, or representative action, may not participate as a member of a class action, collective action, or representative action, and may not recover any relief from a class action, collective action, or representative action. You further agree that if you are included within a class action, collective action, or representative action, you will take all steps necessary to opt-out of the action or refrain from opting in, as the case may be.

You are not waiving any right to challenge the validity of this paragraph on any grounds that may exist in law and equity. However, the Company and the Releasees reserve the right to attempt to enforce this Exhibit A, including this paragraph, in any appropriate forum.

You also understand and acknowledge that you have received all amounts due from the Company relating to your employment with the Company, including but not limited to, all wages earned, sick pay, personal leave pay, vacation pay, and/or overtime pay, except for any payments for payroll period that have not yet been made by the Company as of your execution of this Release.  Further, by executing this Release, you acknowledge that the Company has paid you all salary, wages, and other compensation it owes you (other than any payments for payroll period that have not yet been made by the Company as of your execution of this Release); and that you had the opportunity prior to signing this Release to raise to the Company any concerns or complaints about these or any other matters regarding your employment, compensation and/or affiliation with the Company and have done so. You further acknowledge that the salary you received was intended to and did pay you for all of the hours you worked for all payroll periods for which payment has been made.  Other than as expressly agreed to in the Agreement, you acknowledge that the Company does not owe you any other amounts.

Nothing in this Release constitutes a release or waiver by you of, or prevents you from making or asserting: (i) any claim or right you may have under COBRA; (ii) any claim or right you may have for unemployment insurance or workers’ compensation benefits; (iii) any claim to vested benefits under the written terms of a qualified employee pension or other retirement plan; (iv) any medical claim incurred during your employment that is payable under applicable medical plans or an employer-insured liability plan; (v) any claim or right that may arise after the execution of this Release; (vi) any claim or right you may have under the Agreement or this Exhibit A; or (vii) any claim or right pursuant to any Company liability insurance policy; (viii) any claim or right to indemnification, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Company governance document or policy; (ix) any claim or right as a stockholder of Braze or (x) any claim that is not otherwise waivable under applicable law.

By signing this Exhibit A, you understand and acknowledge that:

You understand and acknowledge that the benefits set forth in the Agreement will not be provided to you until you have executed the Agreement and this Exhibit A.

This Exhibit A incorporates by reference, as if set forth fully herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement between you and Braze, including the recitation of consideration provided by Braze.  By signing this Exhibit A, you waive, release and forever discharge any and all claims that may have arisen through the date of your execution of this Exhibit A.

Exhibit 99.1

Braze to Report Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Results; Reaffirms First Quarter and FY27 Guidance

Company Shares Management Team Updates

NEW YORK — April 28, 2026 — Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™, announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter of the 2027 fiscal year after U.S. financial markets close on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Braze will host a webcast conference call to discuss its financial results at 4:30 pm ET (1:30 pm PT) on the same day. The webcast will be available under the events section of its Investor site at investors.braze.com.

In addition, Braze is reaffirming the financial guidance provided on March 24, 2026 for both the first quarter and the full year of its current fiscal year (which ends January 31, 2027).

Management Team Updates

Isabelle Winkles, Chief Financial Officer, has advised the company that she will step down from her role at Braze to pursue another opportunity at a privately held company. Ms. Winkles will continue to serve as the company’s CFO until May 29, 2026, overseeing the close of the current quarter and joining for the presentation of Q1 financial results to the investment community on May 27th. Thereafter, Ms. Winkles will serve in an advisory capacity through August 17, 2026 to ensure a smooth transition.

The company plans to appoint Pankaj Malik, currently Chief Accounting Officer, as its Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Malik has led the accounting department of Braze since 2021. Braze has also begun a formal search to permanently fill the CFO role.

"We are grateful for Isabelle’s leadership and contributions to Braze. Since joining in 2020, her dedication and support have contributed to our success, including navigating the COVID era, the successful execution of our IPO, and overseeing a material improvement to Braze's profitability and free cash flow in subsequent years. We wish her continued success in her future role," said Bill Magnuson, Cofounder and CEO of Braze. "I look forward to working with Pankaj in the interim CFO role. As a valued leader on our finance team, I am confident that he will support a seamless transition as we continue to execute on the market opportunity in front of us. We remain steadfast in our strong market position and continued growth, and I look forward to sharing more during our first quarter earnings call on May 27, 2026." Nick Rockwell will join the company as Chief Information Officer effective June 1, 2026.

Braze Welcomes Chief Information Officer

Nick will report to Braze Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer, Jon Hyman. In his role as CIO, Nick will lead initiatives related to compliance, data governance, AI transformation, enterprise business data flows, and corporate IT. Nick previously held technology and operations leadership roles at Fastly, Inc., the edge cloud platform. Prior to Fastly, Nick was Chief Technology and Chief Information Officer at The New York Times, where he helped the Times make the transition to a digital-first company. Throughout his career, Nick has worked at the intersection of media and technology, scaling companies and building digital products for mass audiences.

“Nick has a strong track record of delivering business value with technology at prominent public companies. His ability to provide engineering and infrastructure leadership to high-performance technology businesses, alongside operational management of enterprise systems at scale makes him an incredible fit for Braze. In particular, Nick's focus on AI enterprise transformation will support ongoing AI transformation across Braze while maintaining high compliance and governance standards,” said Jon Hyman, Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer of Braze.

About Braze

Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™. Braze helps brands deliver great customer experiences that drive value both for consumers and for their businesses. Built on a foundation of composable intelligence, BrazeAI™ allows marketers to combine and activate AI agents, models, and features at every touchpoint throughout the Braze Customer Engagement Platform for smarter, faster, and more meaningful customer engagement. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered decisioning and optimization, Braze enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences. The company has repeatedly been recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was voted a G2 “Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product” in 2025. Braze was also named a 2025 Best Companies To Work For by U.S. News & World Report, a 2025 America’s Greatest Companies by Newsweek, and a 2025 Fortune Best Workplace in Technology™ by Great Place To Work®. The company is headquartered in New York with 15 offices across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Learn more at braze.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding Braze’s financial outlook for the first quarter of and the full fiscal year ended January 31, 2027. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” "might,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “shall,” “should,” “target,” “will” and variations of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Forward-looking statements are based on Braze’s current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause Braze’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: (1) the extent to which Braze achieves anticipated financial targets; (2) Braze’s ability to realize its broader strategic and operating objectives; (3) unstable market and economic conditions may have serious adverse consequences on Braze’s business, financial condition and share price; (4) Braze’s recent rapid revenue growth may not be indicative of its future revenue growth; (5) Braze’s history of operating losses; (6) Braze’s limited operating history at its current scale; (7) Braze’s ability to successfully manage its growth; (8) the accuracy of estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth and the impact of global and domestic socioeconomic events on Braze’s business; (9) Braze’s ability and the ability of its platform to adapt and respond to changing customer or consumer needs, requirements or preferences; (10) Braze’s ability to attract new customers and renew existing customers; (11) the competitive markets in which Braze participates and the intense competition that it faces; (12) Braze’s ability to adapt and respond effectively to rapidly changing technology, evolving cybersecurity and data privacy risks, evolving industry standards or changing regulations; and (13) Braze’s reliance on third-party providers of cloud-based infrastructure; as well as other risks and uncertainties discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of Braze’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 25, 2026, and other subsequent filings Braze makes with the SEC from time to time. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Braze’s views only as of the date of this press release and Braze assumes no obligation, and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Investors:

Christopher Ferris

ir@braze.com

Media:

Steve Ballerini

Press@braze.com