BrightSpec
Consumer Goods · Biotechnology
$17.1Mtotal raised · 10 rounds on record
$3.9Mlatest round · Venture round · Apr 2025 · 18 mo ago
1backers · Arboretum Ventures
$6.2Mgrants · 5 grants · CORDIS
Overview
BrightSpec commercializes MRR spectroscopy instruments for definitive molecular structure identification and quantitation.
Key facts
These are the key facts about BrightSpec on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. BrightSpec is headquartered in Charlottesville, United States. It was founded in 2012. It has raised $17.1M in 5 funding rounds. The latest round is Venture - Series Unknown of $3.9M, announced in 2025.
- Headquarters
- Charlottesville, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 11, 2026
- Founded
- 2012Alion company profile, updated Nov 11, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $17.1MSum of 5 equity rounds Alion knows
- Latest round
- Venture - Series Unknown · $3.9M · Apr 22, 2025SEC Form D filing · sec.gov
- Visa sponsorship, United States
- 1 · H-1B filings in 12 monthsUS Department of Labor · latest filing Apr 20, 2026
Official records
Funding and backers
Total raised
$17.1M
10 rounds on record
Latest round
$3.9M
Venture round · Apr 2025 · 18 mo ago
Team
26
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -7% in a year
Grants
$6.2M
5 grants · CORDIS
Backers
1
Arboretum Ventures
The money's age
Due for its next round
18 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
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no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 6, 2025
New executive BrightSpec Names Rick Gordon as CEO · YahooFinance
Aug 1, 2025
Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS
Apr 22, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $3.9M · SEC Form D
Jul 11, 2024
Board appointment BrightSpec Adds Commercial Firepower to its Leadership Team and Board of Directors · PRNewswire
Mar 15, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Dec 6, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $7.5M · SEC Form D
Oct 18, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $825k · SEC Form D
Aug 1, 2020
Won a grant $1.6M · CORDIS
Feb 26, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $2.1M · SEC Form D
Apr 5, 2017
Won a grant $999k · CORDIS
Feb 15, 2016
Won a grant $746k · CORDIS
2012
Founded
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Aug 2025 | $1.2M | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Apr 2025 | $3.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Mar 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Dec 2022 | $7.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2021 | $825k | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Aug 2020 | $1.6M | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Feb 2019 | $2.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2017 | $2.8M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Apr 2017 | $999k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2016 | $746k | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | BrightSpec, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Robert LloydExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
David McdanielExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Walter ColsmanExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Visa sponsorship
1
H-1B filings in 12 months
$153k
Median offered salary
0
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Materials engineers
1
In the register as BrightSpec, Inc., Waltham, MA
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Apr 20, 2026 · Visa details by country
Financials
Total raised
$23.3M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
10
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2025 | $1.2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2025 | $3.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | $7.5M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $825k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $1.6M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | $2.1M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2017 | $2.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $999k | Details |
| Grant | 2016 | $746k | Details |
People
Robert Lloyd
Executive Officer, Director
David Mcdaniel
Executive Officer, Director
Walter Colsman
Executive Officer, Director
Jaffray Woodriff
Director
Thomas Jones
Director
David Cash
Director
Robert Creeden
Director
Terry Dunlay
Director
George Kastendike
Director
Jenny Rooke
Director
Dan Kidle
Director
Timothy Germann
Director
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News
BrightSpec and Restek Announce Launch of SpectrAline Cartridges, a High-Performance Sample Introduction Solution for Molecular Rotational Resonance (MRR)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. & BELLEFONTE, Pa., March 09, 2026--BrightSpec and Restek launch SpectrAline Cartridges, boosting MRR sensitivity, efficiency, and analysis of challenging samples.
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BrightSpec Names Rick Gordon as CEO
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., October 06, 2025--BrightSpec names Rick Gordon as CEO to lead growth of its spectraMRR platform, bringing molecular rotational resonance to new scientific markets.
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BrightSpec Adds Commercial Firepower to its Leadership Team and Board of Directors
/PRNewswire/ -- BrightSpec, the market leader in Molecular Rotational Resonance (MRR) spectroscopy solutions, announced today the appointment of two new...
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Charlottesville
United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff
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