Who invested in BrightSpec

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$20Mraised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

$1.6MVenture$18MSeries C

Latest round: Series C, $18MDec 2022
Step-upi: 11.9×
Investors: 1

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20152016201720182019202020212022

$1.6MVenture$18MSeries C

First round: Venture, $1.6M
Biggest round: $18M
Between rounds: 7.5 years

The rounds

Dec 2022
Series C$18M1 new
- National Science Foundation
Source recordedSEC filing: $7.5M sold, first sale Dec 2022
May 2015
Venture$1.6M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.6M sold, first sale May 2015

Founders and team

From BrightSpec's own website: 2 founders, 9 on the team.

Dave McDanielFounder and Chief Software Architect

Dr. Justin NeillFounder and Chief Technology Officer

Rick GordonChief Executive Officer
Colin MerrifieldVice President Product
Dr. Christopher ThompsonVice President Commercial Development
Kristine BissellVice President of Business Development
Lis RhodesVice President Finance and Operations
Dan KidleBoard Director
David CashBoard Director
Jenny RookeBoard Director
Tim GermannBoard Director

Everyone who backed them

National Science FoundationGovernment1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list BrightSpec 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.