# Brightwheel funding: rounds and investors > Brightwheel has raised $88M across 4 rounds since 2015. Investors include RRE Ventures, Lowercase Capital and Eniac. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/brightwheel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Brightwheel* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 21 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. Edtech Education Valuation: $600M, Oct 2024 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$88M** raised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources **$2.2M** Seed **$10M** Series A **$21M** Round **$55M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $55M Feb 2021 - **Step-up i:** 2.6× - **Investors:** 21 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. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 **$2.2M** Seed **$10M** Series A **$21M** Round **$55M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $2.2M - **Biggest round:** $55M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months ## The rounds - **Feb 2021** Series C **$55M** *6 new* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) [Golden Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-ventures) [9Yards Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/9yards-capital) [Addition](https://millionrounds.com/fund/addition) Source recorded - **Oct 2018** Round **$21M** *3 new* *3 returning* [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Eniac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac) [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) [Golden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden) Bessemer Venture Partners/ Omidyar Network Reported by FinSMEs - **Feb 2017** Series A **$10M** *6 new* *1 returning* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [ICONIQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital) [Eniac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac) [Golden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden) [Mark Cuban Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban-companies) GGV/ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Reported by FinSMEs - **Jun 2015** Seed **$2.2M** *6 new* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) [Red Swan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-swan-ventures) [Golden Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-venture-partners) 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. **Seed** 2015 **Series A** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Series C** 2021 [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Eniac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac) [Golden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Eniac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac) VC firm **2** rounds [Golden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden) Hedge fund **2** rounds [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) VC firm **1** round [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) VC firm **1** round [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) VC firm **1** round [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) VC firm **1** round [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) VC firm **1** round [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) Growth equity **1** round [Golden Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-ventures) VC firm **1** round [9Yards Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/9yards-capital) VC firm **1** round [Addition](https://millionrounds.com/fund/addition) Private equity **1** round [ICONIQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital) Family office **1** round [Red Swan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-swan-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Golden Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) VC firm **1** round [Mark Cuban Companies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban-companies) Company **1** round Bessemer Venture Partners/ Omidyar Network no record of our own yet **1** round GGV/ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=brightwheel). ## 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. [Notable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notable-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Plus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plus-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Next Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Trybe Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trybe-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Brightwheel ### Who invested in Brightwheel? Brightwheel's investors include RRE Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Eniac, Golden and Bessemer Venture Partners, and 16 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Brightwheel In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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