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Who invested in Brightwheel?
Brightwheel's investors include RRE Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Eniac, Golden and Bessemer Venture Partners, and 16 more on record.
201620172018201920202021
$2.2MSeed$10MSeries A$21MRound$55MSeries C
United States · Series C startup
Who invested in Brightwheel
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$88Mraised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources
$2.2MSeed$10MSeries A$21MRound$55MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $55MFeb 2021
- Step-upi
- 2.6×
- Investors
- 21
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, $2.2M Jun 2015
- Biggest round
- $55M Series C · Feb 2021
- Usual gap between rounds
- 20 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Feb 2021Series C$55M6 new
Source recorded
- Oct 2018Round$21M3 new3 returning
GGV Capital
Lowercase Capital- Eniac
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative- Golden
- Bessemer Venture Partners/ Omidyar Network
Reported by FinSMEs
- Feb 2017Series A$10M6 new1 returning
RRE Ventures- Lowercase Capital
ICONIQ Capital- Eniac
- Golden
Mark Cuban Companies- GGV/ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Reported by FinSMEs
- Jun 2015Seed$2.2M6 new
From a historical funding record
Founders and team
From Brightwheel's own website: 4 on the team.
- Alicia D.Director at Riverbend Christian School in Austin, TX
- Beth C.Director at Shiloh Preschool in Cincinnati, OH
- Cally B.Assistant Director at MBCC Journey in Birmingham, AL
- Pam M.Owner and Executive Director in Denver, CO
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.
Seed2015Series A2017Round2018Series C2021RRE VenturesLowercase CapitalEniacGolden
Bessemer Venture PartnersGGV Capital
Crosslink Capital
Eniac Ventures
IQ Capital
Sherpa Capital
RRE VenturesLowercase CapitalEniacGoldenBessemer Venture PartnersGGV CapitalCrosslink CapitalEniac VenturesIQ CapitalSherpa CapitalEveryone who backed them
EniacVC firm2rounds
GoldenHedge fund2rounds
Bessemer Venture Partners/ Omidyar Networkno record of our own yet1round
GGV/ Chan Zuckerberg Initiativeno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 4 firms list Brightwheel 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 Brightwheel
How much has Brightwheel raised?
Brightwheel has raised $88M across 4 rounds since 2015.
When did Brightwheel last raise?
Brightwheel's most recent round was a Series C of $55M in Feb 2021.
What was Brightwheel's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $55M in Feb 2021, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Brightwheel first?
Brightwheel's first round on record, in Jun 2015, was backed by RRE Ventures, Crosslink Capital and Eniac Ventures and 3 others.
What stage is Brightwheel at?
Brightwheel's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2021.
Where is Brightwheel based?
Brightwheel is based in the United States.
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