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Brightwheel: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Brightwheel is the first all-in-one software platform for preschools, childcare providers, camps, and afterschool programs. Brightwheel helps teachers manage their day and communicate with parents, gives parents deeper insight into what their children are learning, and automates the process of managing operations for administrators. The platform has been shown to save teachers and administrators up to an hour per day while improving parent satisfaction and giving them a closer connection to their child’s learning. It is the fastest growing platform in early education, used across thousands of locations globally.

www.mybrightwheel.com LinkedIn San Francisco, United States 101-250 employees
Education Photo Sharing Primary Education SaaS Software
Total raised
$55.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Series C
Feb 2021

Brightwheel has raised $55.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series C of $55.0M announced in Feb 2021.

That round is above the $2.8M median round size for Content and Publishing companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Brightwheel Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$55.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Series C
$55.0M in Feb 2021
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2021.

Brightwheel Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series C
$55.0M

Brightwheel Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Dave Vasen
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Brightwheel Funding Compared to Other Content and Publishing Startups

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Median round

Brightwheel's latest round of $55.0M is above the median round in Content and Publishing. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Brightwheel Funding FAQs

What does Brightwheel do?

Brightwheel is the first all-in-one software platform for preschools, childcare providers, camps, and afterschool programs. Brightwheel helps teachers manage their day and communicate with parents, gives parents deeper insight into what their children are learning, and automates the process of managing operations for administrators. The platform has been shown to save teachers and administrators up to an hour per day while improving parent satisfaction and giving them a closer connection to their child’s learning. It is the fastest growing platform in early education, used across thousands of locations globally.

How much funding has Brightwheel raised?

Brightwheel has raised $55.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series C of $55.0M announced in Feb 2021.

When did Brightwheel last raise funding?

Brightwheel's most recent funding round on record is a Series C of $55.0M, announced in Feb 2021.

Who is the CEO of Brightwheel?

Dave Vasen is listed as CEO at Brightwheel.

Where is Brightwheel headquartered?

Brightwheel is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

How many employees does Brightwheel have?

Brightwheel is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Brightwheel's funding compare to other Content and Publishing startups?

Brightwheel's latest round of $55.0M is above the $2.8M median round size for Content and Publishing companies on FundedIQ across 366 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Brightwheel Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Brightwheel is left off this page rather than filled in.

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