BrightSpec

Private

Charlottesville, VirginiaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://brightspec.com/

Last Round

Series C

Dec 14, 2022

Total Funding Raised

$22.7M

Company Overview

BrightSpec is a life science tools company that commercializes instruments using molecular rotational resonance (MRR) spectroscopy for the structural identification and quantitation of small molecules.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Biotech Equipment, Drug Discovery, Quality Management, Sensors

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

molecular rotational resonanceMRRanalytical instrumentationspectroscopysmall molecule analysislab equipmentquantum chemistry simulationstructural identificationchromatography alternativebenchtop spectrometeranalytical chemistryquality controllab consumablesscientific softwaredrug discovery tools

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BrightSpec comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
Company	Status	Est. Valuation	Rev Multiple
OpenAI	Private	$86.0B	~40x
Cohere	Private	$5.0B	--
Competitor 1	Public	$XX.XB	XXx
Competitor 2	Public	$XX.XB	XXx

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BrightSpec Funding Rounds

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Round	Date	Amount Raised	Valuation	Investors	Sources
Series C	Dec 14, 2022
Series B	Mar 1, 2019
Grant	May 1, 2018
Grant	May 1, 2018
Grant	Aug 1, 2015

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Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Rick Gordon

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Justin Neill

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Dave McDaniel

COO And Senior Software Architect

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BrightSpec Investors

Notable investors and investment history

BrightSpec investors
Investor	Rounds
University of Virginia LVG Seed Fund	Series B, Series C
Arboretum Ventures	Series C
NIH RADx	Grant
Genoa Ventures	Series C
Felton Group	Series C
Virginia Catalyst	Grant
Medvest Capital	Series B, Series C

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Nov 28, 2025
Added Kusak Cut Glass Works, a startup in glass manufacturing.
Oct 6, 2025
Rick Gordon named new Chief Executive Officer.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCharlottesville, Virginia

Employee Range26

Year Founded2012

Last FundingDec 14, 2022

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