Startups
We are passionate about quality event rentals, exceptional service, fresh new inventory and dependable execution. Our dedicated team of experienced event professionals are here to assist you in having a fun and easy planning experience!
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
501-1000
Phone
+1 310-202-0011
Total raised
$20M
Founded date
2011
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| Sign up to see | Sign up to see | Sign up to see | Sign up to see |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Funding round | $6M |
Mentions in press and media 20
| Date | Title | Description |
| Sign up to see | Sign up to see | Sign up to see |
| Nov 7, 2024 | With vehicle sales and production now both exceeding 30 million units, how has China's automotive industry grown sixfold in the last 20 years? | SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organisation to facilitate international trade and economic globalisation. This membership expanded opportunities for the automotive industry by enhancing imports ... |
| Feb 7, 2014 | LinkedIn to spend $120 million on job-seeking site Bright | The social network for professionals, LinkedIn, is to acquire Bright, a job-search site that matches employers with potential employees. This is a purchase that makes a lot of sense for LinkedIn, the Facebook of the working world, helping t... |
| Feb 7, 2014 | LinkedIn Acquires Bright for $120M | LinkedIn, (NYSE:LNKD), the Internet professional network, agreed to acquire Bright, a San Francisco, CA-based company that leverages data insights and matching technology to connect prospects and employers, for $120m. The transaction, which... |
| Feb 7, 2014 | LinkedIn Buys Another Startup, One of Its Largest Acquisitions | February 7, 2014 2 min read Professional social networking site LinkedIn has gobbled up another startup. The company announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Bright, a San Francisco-based data-driven job search startup, for $120 mil... |
| Feb 6, 2014 | LinkedIn Releases Earnings, Announces Acquisition Of Bright | LinkedIn just released its Q4 and full year 2013 earnings, and announced an agreement to acquire data insights provider Bright for $120 million – 73% stock and 27% cash. “What LinkedIn does best is connect talent with opportunity at massive... |
| Feb 6, 2014 | LinkedIn Snatches Up Data Savvy Job Search Startup Bright.com For $120M, In Its Largest Acquisition To Date | Today, alongside a fourth quarter earnings report in which it beat Wall Street estimates yet again, LinkedIn announced its intentions to acquire data-savvy job search startup, Bright.com, for $120 million. The deal, which was 70 percent sto... |
| Feb 6, 2014 | LinkedIn buys data insight company Bright for $120M | CEO Weiner says acquisition is key to the long-term goal of improving LinkedIn's job relevance In addition to releasing its Q4 earning results on Thursday, LinkedIn has also announced that it has made a new purchase in data insight company ... |
| Oct 6, 2013 | TextTeaser Lets Developers Integrate Text Summarization Into Their Apps And Sites | TextTeaser is a service that creates tl;dr (too long; didn’t read) summaries for lengthly online articles. Available as a Web service and API on Mashape, TextTeaser’s developers also want to turn it into the “imgur of text summarization” by... |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Bright.com Closes $14M Series B Funding | Bright.com, a San Francisco, CA-based employment website, closed its $14m Series B funding. The round was led by Toba Capital, with participation from existing investors John Burbank of Passport Capital. The company intends to use the funds... |
Show more
Reviews 0
FAQ about Bright.com
When was Bright.com founded?
Bright.com was founded in 2011.
How much funding has Bright.com raised?
Bright.com has raised $20M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Bright.com raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Bright.com, among them a funding round of $6M on Jun 19, 2012.
What has the press written about Bright.com?
Parsers VC has collected 20 articles mentioning Bright.com, among them “With vehicle sales and production now both exceeding 30 million units, how has China's automotive industry grown sixfold in the last 20 years?” (Nov 7, 2024) and “LinkedIn to spend $120 million on job-seeking site Bright” (Feb 7, 2014).
Is Bright.com still active?
Yes, Bright.com is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 8, 2024.