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Brightwheel

Brightwheel

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaEnterprise Softwarehttps://mybrightwheel.com/

Last Round

Series C

Feb 3, 2021

Est. Valuation

$600M

Total Funding Raised

$88.8M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Brightwheel is an education technology company that provides a comprehensive childcare management platform designed to streamline administrative operations and enhance communication between educators and families.

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

Vertical SaaS, Digital Payments, Workflow Automation, Enterprise Communication

Business Model

B2B2C

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Payment Processing Fee

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

childcare management softwaredaycare softwarepreschool managementearly education platformparent-teacher communicationtuition payment processingschool operations managementearly childhood curriculumattendance trackingvertical SaaSedtechchildcare appautomated billingSaaS platform

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Brightwheel Comparables

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Brightwheel comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
Lillio
88%
Kangarootime
84%
Famly
83%

Brightwheel Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series CFeb 3, 2021
Series BOct 2, 2018
GrantNov 8, 2017
Series AFeb 16, 2017
SeedMay 2, 2016
Seed
Jun 17, 2015

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Dave Vasen

Founder CEO

Founding Team

Waqas Ahmed

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Josh Gartland

CFO

Executive Team

Qasim Saifee

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Brightwheel Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Brightwheel investors
InvestorRounds
Red Swan VenturesSeed
AdditionSeries C
Ruxton VenturesGrant
Imaginable FuturesSeries B
ICONIQ CapitalSeries A
Plus CapitalSeries C
Crosslink CapitalSeed

Market signals

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  • Apr 30, 2026

    Trusted by tens of thousands of schools and millions of families.

  • Apr 30, 2026

    Core business operations have achieved profitability.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range516
Year Founded2014
Last FundingFeb 3, 2021

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