Software-defined manufacturing company using robotics, computer vision, and ML to automate product assembly.
B2B📍 San Francisco, CAFounded 2018
Current Valuation
$938M
as of 2024-Q3
PRIVATE
IPO Outlookrumored
Is Bright Machines going public in 2026?
An IPO is rumored for 2026, with nothing filed. Bright Machines remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is Bright Machines' valuation in 2026?
Bright Machines is valued at $938M as of 2024-Q3, set by its Series C ($126M, Jun 2024). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Bright Machines filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Bright Machines as of 08/23/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are Bright Machines' investors?
Bright Machines' investors include Eclipse Ventures, BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, Jabil, Shinhan Securities and 1 more.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Bright Machines builds software-defined microfactories that combine robotics, computer vision, and machine learning to automate electronics and consumer-product assembly. Spun out of Eclipse Ventures' Flex partnership in 2018, the company raised a $126M Series C in June 2024 led by Eclipse with participation from BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Jabil. CB Insights pegged its 2022 valuation at $938M.
Company Profile
CEO
Amar Hanspal
Founded
2018
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~500
Total Raised
$648M
Est. Revenue
$164M (2023)
Last Round
Series C — $126M (Jun 2024) · Lead: Eclipse Ventures
IPO Status
rumored
Fundraising Status
Series C · $126M · 2y 2mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $648M
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$2.59
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series C
$126M
Jun 2024
Eclipse Ventures
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Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
21% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
14
via lever
Product-build share
79%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 79% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 5 of 14 open roles are hardware.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Electrical EngineerIntegration EngineerManufacturing TrainerManufacturing Trainer- Night ShiftMechanical EngineerRobotics Engineer, Automation | Day Shift
Counted from Bright Machines's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.