# Bright funding: rounds and investors > Bright has raised $70M across 5 rounds since 2021. Investors include Y Combinator, First Round Capital and Felicis. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/bright (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Bright* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 11 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. HR Tech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$70M** raised across 5 rounds since 2021, from 5 sources **$15M** Venture **$600K** Seed **$4.5M** Seed **$36M** Series C **$15M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $15M Oct 2025 - **Biggest round:** $36M Series C · Jul 2023 - **Investors:** 11 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$15M** Venture **$600K** Seed **$4.5M** Seed **$36M** Series C **$15M** Debt - **First round:** Venture, $15M - **Biggest round:** $36M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Debt **$15M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Mirova](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirova) Source recorded - **Jul 2023** Series C **$36M** *5 new* *1 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Four Cities Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-cities-capital) Source recorded - **Oct 2022** Seed **$4.5M** *2 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) Source recorded - **Feb 2022** Seed **$600K** *1 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Source recorded - **Aug 2021** Venture **$15M** *2 new* [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) Source recorded ## 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. **Venture** 2021 **Seed** 2022 **Seed** 2022 **Series C** 2023 **Debt** 2025 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) [Four Cities Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-cities-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **3** rounds [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) VC firm **1** round [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) Growth equity **1** round [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) Private equity **1** round [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Four Cities Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-cities-capital) VC firm **1** round [Mirova](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirova) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bright). ## Quick answers about Bright ### Who invested in Bright? Bright's investors include Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Felicis, Techstars and Norwest Venture Partners, and 6 more on record. ### How much has Bright raised? Bright has raised $70M across 5 rounds since 2021. ### When did Bright last raise? Bright's most recent round was a Debt of $15M in Oct 2025. ### What was Bright's biggest round? Bright's largest round on record is $36M (Series C), in Jul 2023. ### Who backed Bright first? Bright's first round on record, in Aug 2021, was backed by Norwest Venture Partners and Sound Ventures. ### What stage is Bright at? Bright's latest named round is a Debt, in Oct 2025. ### Where is Bright based? Bright is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Bright In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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