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Who invested in Bright Cellars?
Bright Cellars's investors include Gener8tor, Revolution, Cleveland Avenue, CSA Partners LLC and CSA, and 3 more on record.
2016201820202022
?Round$20KSeed$2.8MRound$8.5MSeries A$10MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Bright Cellars
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$23Mraised across 6 rounds since 2014, from 6 sources
$20KSeed$2.0MSeed$2.8MRound$8.5MSeries A$10MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $10MNov 2022
- Investors
- 8 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round Dec 2014
- Biggest round
- $10M Series B · Nov 2022
- Usual gap between rounds
- 9 months the median of 5
The rounds
- Nov 2022
- Mar 2019
- May 2018Round$2.8M3 new
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Sept 2016
- Aug 2015Seed$2.0M2 new2 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Aug 2015
- Feb 2015
- Dec 2014RoundAmount undisclosed1 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $25K sold, first sale Dec 2014
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.
- Joseph LaurendiExecutive Officeri
- Richard YauExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediChristopher AbeleJames Sietstra
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Round2014Seed2015Seed2015Round2018Series A2019Series B2022
Gener8tor
RevolutionL
Cleveland Avenue
CSA Partners LLCCSA
Angels on the Water
BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation
Cream City Venture Capital
Gener8torRevolutionLCleveland AvenueCSA Partners LLCCSAAngels on the WaterBrightStar Wisconsin FoundationEveryone who backed them
CSAno record of our own yet2rounds
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Also claim to have backed them
These 5 firms list Bright Cellars as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Bright Cellars
How much has Bright Cellars raised?
Bright Cellars has raised $23M across 6 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Bright Cellars last raise?
Bright Cellars's most recent round was a Series B of $10M in Nov 2022.
What was Bright Cellars's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $10M in Nov 2022, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Bright Cellars first?
Bright Cellars's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by CSA Partners LLC.
What stage is Bright Cellars at?
Bright Cellars's latest named round is a Series B, in Nov 2022.
Where is Bright Cellars based?
Bright Cellars is based in the United States.
Who led Bright Cellars's rounds?
Revolution led the Series A in 2019.
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