
IND-005 Industrial · Private
Bright Machines
Software-defined robotic cells for electronics assembly.
- Founded
- 2018
- 8 years ago
- Total raised
- $404M
- Disclosed equity, Sep 2026
- Team
- 264
- Headcount, Sep 2026
- Latest round
- Series C
1 General description
Combines modular robotic cells, machine vision and control software to automate electronics assembly. It targets AI-infrastructure hardware makers that want reconfigurable production lines instead of fixed tooling.
2 Features
3 Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Industrial | Pin 02, brown band |
| Flagship product | Bright Robotic Cell | |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | SF Bay Area hub |
| Status | Private | |
| Business model | B2B | Sells to businesses |
| Backers | BlackRock, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Eclipse | Through Series C |
| Website | brightmachines.com ↗ | |
| Profiles | LinkedIn ↗ |
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