BrightAI

Physical AI and IoT platform for proactive monitoring of critical infrastructure (water, energy, transit)

AI 📍 Los Angeles, CA Founded 2021

Current Valuation

Private

as of 2025-Q3

PRIVATE

BrightAI is a physical-AI and IoT platform that helps enterprises and municipalities proactively monitor and diagnose critical infrastructure such as water systems, energy grids, and transit networks. The company combines sensor hardware, edge inference, and cloud analytics to reduce infrastructure failure risks. BrightAI raised a $51M Series A in July 2025 led by Upfront Ventures, bringing total funding to $78M and positioning the company in the growing 'physical AI' category alongside autonomy and robotics players.

Company Profile

CEO

Eric Free

Founded

2021

Los Angeles, CA

Employees

~100

Total Raised

$78M

Growth

Series A growth; infrastructure-monitoring contracts ramping

Last Round

Series A — $51M (Jul 2025) · Lead: Upfront Ventures

IPO Status

private

Founders & Key People

Eric Free

Investors

Upfront Ventures · Bessemer Venture Partners · Section 32

Products

AI sensor platform for critical-infrastructure monitoring
Autonomous diagnostics for water/energy/transit systems
Edge inference + cloud analytics suite

Competitors

Samsara · Ambient.ai · Verkada

Physical AIIoTCritical InfrastructureSensorsEdge AI