BrightSpec
brightspec.com
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$17.1M
5 rounds on record
Latest round
$3.9M
Venture round · Apr 2025 · 17 mo ago
Team
26
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -7% in a year
Backers
1
Arboretum Ventures
The money's age
Due for its next round
17 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
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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
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
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
Feb 26, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $2.1M · SEC Form D
Jun 30, 2017
Raised a round Venture round $2.8M · SEC Form D
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2025 | $3.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2022 | $7.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2021 | $825k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Feb 2019 | $2.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2017 | $2.8M | — | SEC Form D |
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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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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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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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
Financials
Total raised
$17.1M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
5