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Brightseed

Brightseed

Private
South San Francisco, CaliforniaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://www.brightseedbio.com/

Last Round

Grant

Dec 19, 2023

Est. Valuation

$300M

Total Funding Raised

$146.8M

Momentum

Top 50%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Brightseed is a biotechnology company that provides an AI-powered innovation platform for health and life sciences companies to discover, validate, and commercialize natural bioactive compounds.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, ML Platforms, Healthcare Analytics

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Data as a Service, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

bioactive discoveryAI ingredient discoveryForager AIfunctional ingredientsgut healthfood as medicinemetabolic healthnutraceuticalsdiscovery platformfood techbiotech platformsmall molecule discoveryclinical validationdata-as-a-serviceDaaSGLP-1 companionupcycled ingredients

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Brightseed Comparables

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Nuritas
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One Bio
79%
The Live Green Co
78%

Brightseed Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
GrantDec 19, 2023
Series BMay 9, 2022
GrantJul 1, 2021
Series A ExtensionSep 15, 2020
Series AJun 11, 2020

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Lee Chae

Co-founder And CEO

Founding Team

Brightseed Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Brightseed investors
InvestorRounds
Horizons VenturesSeries A Extension, Seed, Series A
Conti VenturesSeed
Germin8 VenturesSeed, Series A, Series B, Series A Extension
Lewis & Clark PartnersSeries B, Series A Extension
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation TrustGrant
S2G InvestmentsSeed, Series A, Series B, Series A Extension
AgFunderSeries B, Series A Extension, Seed, Series A

Market signals

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  • Jul 25, 2026

    Monthly visitors grew 187% MoM, reaching 3.6K.

  • Mar 25, 2026

    Launched an Innovation Platform for plant bioactives and health benefits.

Brightseed Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSouth San Francisco, California
Employee Range36
Year Founded2018
Last FundingDec 19, 2023

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