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Who invested in Brilliant

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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.

Hardware & ElectronicsInternet

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$31Mraised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

$21MSeries A$9.7MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $9.7MSept 2025
Biggest round
$21MSeries A · Oct 2017
Investors
7
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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.

2019202120232025
$21MSeries A$9.7MVenture
First round
Series A, $21M
Oct 2017
Biggest round
$21M
Series A · Oct 2017
Between rounds
7.9 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Sept 2025
    Venture$9.7M4 new

    Source recorded

  2. Oct 2017
    Series A$21M3 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

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.

Everyone who backed them

GaingelsPrivate equity1round
BoxGroupVC firm1round
Bossa InvestVC firm1round
Celesta CapitalVC firm1round
Stanford-StartXInvestment firm1round
The Box GroupVC firm1round
August Capital/ Miramarno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 12 firms list Brilliant 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.

TCGPrivate equityPer its own site
LAUNCHAcceleratorPer its own site
Hyde Park AngelsAngel networkPer its own site
Reach CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Angel CollectiveFund of fundsPer its own site
Audrey CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Locus VenturesVC firmPer its own site
1337 VenturesVC firmPer its own site
HPAVC firmPer its own site
Next Play VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Ossian CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Remote Demo DayInvestment firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Brilliant

Who invested in Brilliant?

Brilliant's investors include Gaingels, BoxGroup, Bossa Invest, Celesta Capital and Stanford-StartX, and 2 more on record.

How much has Brilliant raised?

Brilliant has raised $31M across 2 rounds since 2017.

When did Brilliant last raise?

Brilliant's most recent round was a Venture of $9.7M in Sept 2025.

What was Brilliant's biggest round?

Brilliant's largest round on record is $21M (Series A), in Oct 2017.

Who backed Brilliant first?

Brilliant's first round on record, in Oct 2017, was backed by Stanford-StartX, The Box Group and August Capital/ Miramar.

What stage is Brilliant at?

Brilliant's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2025.

Where is Brilliant based?

Brilliant is based in the United States.

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