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Who invested in Brightkite?
Brightkite's investors include Techstars, DFJ, ATDC, Citrus Ventures, Inc. and ProFounder.
20082009
$15KSeed$1.0MSeed$680KVenture$400KVenture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Brightkite
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$2.1Mraised across 4 rounds since 2007, from 4 sources
$15KSeed$1.0MSeed$680KVenture$400KVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $400KJul 2009
- Biggest round
- $1.0MSeed · Mar 2008
- Investors
- 5
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $15K Aug 2007
- Biggest round
- $1.0M Seed · Mar 2008
- Usual gap between rounds
- 7 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Jul 2009
- Apr 2009Venture$680K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $680K sold, first sale Apr 2009
- Mar 2008
- Aug 2007
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.
The exit
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Everyone who backed them
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Quick answers about Brightkite
How much has Brightkite raised?
Brightkite has raised $2.1M across 4 rounds since 2007.
When did Brightkite last raise?
Brightkite's most recent round was a Venture of $400K in Jul 2009.
What was Brightkite's biggest round?
Brightkite's largest round on record is $1.0M (Seed), in Mar 2008.
Who backed Brightkite first?
Brightkite's first round on record, in Aug 2007, was backed by Techstars.
What stage is Brightkite at?
Brightkite's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2009.
Where is Brightkite based?
Brightkite is based in the United States.
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