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Bright Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietInvestment firm

Series AGrowthVentureArtificial IntelligenceBlockchainVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 44 on record
Since the last cheque4092days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 44Sole investor18 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 63%
Pitch Bright Capital

Another investor of this name exists, and we could not establish from the rounds which of them the press meant. Treat the record below as possibly belonging to either. Tell us which if you know.

Bright Capital highlights

  1. 01

    44 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Growth: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 18 rounds, median $5.6M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Moskva, Russia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first44 appearances

  1. 2015

    4 rounds

  2. Aug
    AgrividaSeries D · US$11MWith 9 others
  3. Mar
    AuctionataSeries C · DE$46MWith 11 others
  4. Jan
    AgrividaSeries D · US$12MWith 8 others
  5. Jan
    BIScienceSeries B · US$1.5MWith 4 others
  6. 2014

    3 rounds

  7. Apr
    Flodesign SonicsSeries A · US$11MWith 2 others
  8. Mar
    Doctor At WorkVenture · RU$3.0MWith 1 other
  9. Mar
    Aquion EnergySeries D · US$57MWith 7 others
  10. 2013

    4 rounds

  11. Apr
    Aquion EnergySeries D · US · pehub.com$35MWith 5 others
  12. Apr
    AuctionataSeries A · DE$17MWith 5 others
  13. Jan
    BilliboxRUUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Jan
    NPTVGBUndisclosedSole investor
  15. 2012

    26 rounds

  16. Dec
    SightlyVenture · US · techcrunch.com$5.6MSole investor
  17. Dec
    Wine in BlackSeries B · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Dec
    Upstream CommerceUSUndisclosedSole investor
  19. Nov
    QM PowerUSUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Oct
    AuctionataSeries A · DE$169MWith 5 others
  21. Oct
    RRT GlobalRUUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Sept
    AgrividaSeries C · US · masshightech.com$15MWith 8 others
  23. Sept
    FotoshkolaSeries A · RU$3.5MSole investor
  24. Sept
    4D EnergeticsUSUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Sept
    BIScienceSeries A · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  26. Aug
    CardioDxGrowth · US · finsmes.com$58MWith 10 others
  27. Aug
    EpuramatSeries B · LU$10MSole investor
  28. Aug
    Ener-G-RotorsUSUndisclosedSole investor
  29. Aug
    CloudmachSeries B · US$2.0MSole investor
  30. Jul
    Siluria TechnologiesSeries C · US · marketwire.com$30MWith 8 others
  31. Jul
    CardioDxGrowth · US$31MWith 13 others
  32. Jul
    CarritusESUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Jun
    Doctor At WorkRUUndisclosedSole investor
  34. May
    UpptalkSeries A · ES$5.7MWith 2 others
  35. May
    yuilopSeries A · ES · finsmes.com$5.7MWith 2 others
  36. Apr
    Quantenna CommunicationsGrowth · US · sec.gov$59MWith 7 others
  37. Apr
    Quantenna CommunicationsVenture · US · freshnews.com$79MWith 7 others
  38. Apr
    DealAngelSeed · US · tnooz.com$750KWith 1 other
  39. Feb
    Solidia TechnologiesSeries A · US · pehub.com$27MWith 4 others
  40. Jan
    AuctionataSeed · DE$3.0MWith 4 others
  41. Jan
    SuVoltaSeries E · US · techcrunch.com$18MWith 5 others
  42. 2011

    6 rounds

  43. Dec
    TransphormUSUndisclosedSole investor
  44. Dec
    RenmatixUSUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Oct
    ODINUSUndisclosedSole investor

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The team

We hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

OdinBought by Ingram MicroUndisclosedDec 2015
Alta DevicesBought by Hanergy Holding GroupUndisclosedDec 2013
DealAngelBought by OneTwoTripUndisclosedAug 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Bright Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm12rounds togetherDAG VenturesVC firm9rounds togetherGentry Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherKite VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherNorthgate CapitalFamily office4rounds togethere.venturesVC firm4rounds togetherAcadia Woods PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherArtiman VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAsset Management VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherEarlybird Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherGE CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherIntel CapitalCorporate VC3rounds together

Quick answers about Bright Capital

What does Bright Capital invest in?

Bright Capital invests most often at Series A and Growth (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Bright Capital?

44 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are Bright Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does Bright Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 44 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Bright Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), Germany (13%) and Russia (13%).

Is Bright Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

Who does Bright Capital invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (12 rounds together), DAG Ventures (9 rounds together) and Gentry Venture Partners (5 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Bright Capital?

Bright Capital is an investment firm based in Moskva, Russia.

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