BrightAI Funding: $15M Raised, Seed (2024)

BrightAI funding overview

BrightAI is an AI Infrastructure company based in Palo Alto, CA. BrightAI has raised $15M in total disclosed funding. That places its disclosed total in the $1M–$25M range. Its most recent disclosed round is a Seed announced in November 2024. The round record for BrightAI runs through 2024; nothing later has been disclosed. Investors on record include Khosla Ventures, Inspired Capital, BoxGroup, Marlinspike, Rsquared VC, Cooley and 2 others. 8 distinct backers are named across the disclosed rounds.

BrightAI at a glance

Total raised

$15M

Latest round

Seed

Latest round date

November 2024

Industry

AI Infrastructure

Headquarters

Palo Alto, CA

Notable investors

Khosla Ventures, Inspired Capital, BoxGroup, Marlinspike, Rsquared VC, Cooley, VSC Ventures, Upfront Ventures

Frequently asked about BrightAI funding

How much has BrightAI raised?

BrightAI has raised $15M in total disclosed funding across the rounds on record.

Who has invested in BrightAI?

Khosla Ventures, Inspired Capital, BoxGroup, Marlinspike, Rsquared VC, Cooley are named among the investors backing BrightAI.

What was the latest BrightAI funding round?

The most recent disclosed round is a Seed, announced in November 2024.

Where is BrightAI based?

BrightAI is based in Palo Alto, CA.

What sector does BrightAI operate in?

BrightAI is tracked under AI Infrastructure from Palo Alto, CA, with $15M in disclosed funding.

When did BrightAI last raise?

The last disclosed BrightAI round closed in November 2024 at Seed.

Round data for BrightAI is compiled from public filings and announcements; blank fields mean nothing has been disclosed rather than nothing exists. Continue with the AI Infrastructure companies in Palo Alto and backer lists below.

BrightAI funding history

3 disclosed rounds on record, including 2 reported through SEC Form D filings.

1. Filed July 2025 — Private financing. $51.2M sold of a $51.2M offering. 9 investors reported. SEC Form D filing
2. November 2024 — Seed. $15M.
3. Filed July 2024 — Private financing. $14M sold of a $15M offering. 2 investors reported. SEC Form D filing

SEC Form D filings report the amount sold against a stated offering size, which can differ from press-reported round totals, and they do not name the round — those entries appear as Private financing.

BrightAI founders (1)

• Alex Hawkinson — BrightAI founder

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