Autonomy · Palo Alto, California · Founded 2019 · Raised $78M · Early stage
BrightAI
Deploys autonomous AI devices, edge sensors, and foundation models to transform critical infrastructure from reactive to proactive
Review noteFinSMEs Jul 20, 2025: $51M Series A co-led by Khosla Ventures and Inspired Capital, 'brings total funding to $78m', founded 2019 by CEO Alex Hawkinson. TechCrunch Nov 19, 2024: founded 2019, bootstrapped to $80M revenue, $15M seed from Upfront. Source ↗
Edge
7#274 · ▲43 in 7d
Why now
- 5 open roles, none posted in the last 30 days
Hiring · Sep 18
- FAA waiver to fly drones beyond visual line of sight, valid to Feb 2030
Regulatory · Jun 18
- DNS records name 3 vendor tools: HubSpot, Zendesk and Atlassian
Traffic · Undated
People
- John HuttoSearch ↗
Responsible person on FAA Part 107 waiver
Score
Hiring, traffic
× 0.87
Matched on autonomous, drone, physical ai, unmanned
× 0.49
Already visible: web traffic, company age
× 0.85
1 named person, none from a top lab or company
20 × 0.87 × 0.49 × 0.85 = 7