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Brightn, Inc.

Cedar Rapids · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Brightn, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$200K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
2.2×
Latest step-up
Top 93%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Mar 05 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Brightn, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the technology sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.42× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Other Technology companies in 2022–2024 (975 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Other Technology

Brightn, Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from Cedar Rapids. By capital raised it ranks in the long tail (ahead of 8% of sector peers), and in the long tail by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
15
Investors (latest)
2022
Year incorporated
2024-03-05
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5.0MPre-Seed · 2024-03-05 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $1.2M (est)$200K$1.2MPre-Seed2024Pre-Seed · 2024-03-05 Raised $440K (real) Modeled valuation $2.5M (est)$440K$2.5MPre-Seed2024+$440KCumulative $640K

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$200K · 2024
Pre-Seed extension$440K · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.2M
Base estimate est.
$131K
Conservative case
$4.3M
Upside case
$1.1M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $1.2M · 2024-03-052024Pre-Seed · modeled $2.5M · 2024-03-052024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
29%
Survival probability
12% low · 54% high
1.72×/yr
Annual markup
2.33×/yr upside case
2.3 yr
Elapsed time used
2.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
2.3 yr
On record since
2024
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 companies in Other Technology. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$200K
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.2× above median
This company$440K
Sector median$375K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.0× of median
This company$1.2M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 8% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 3% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #789 of 975.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)InRev, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $18.7M (est)Positiv.ly LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $18.6M (est)SmashNet INC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.5M · modeled $18.4M (est)RealConnex Holdings Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $18.2M (est)Pm-Ordr, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $2.0M · modeled $17.5M (est)Couplr, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $17.3M (est)Tonic Development Ltd · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $17.1M (est)Scratch Engine Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $920K · modeled $16.6M (est)Callypso Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $16.5M (est)Humetrix · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $16.0M (est)RRC Washington, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.7M (est)Clouds USA Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.6M (est)Brightn, Inc. (this company) Raised $200K · modeled $1.2M (est)Brightn, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
InRev, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$18.7M6.78×
Positiv.ly LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$18.6M6.72×
SmashNet INCPre-Seed$1.5M$18.4M6.65×
RealConnex Holdings Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$18.2M6.59×
Pm-Ordr, Inc.Pre-Seed$2.0M$17.5M6.33×
Couplr, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$17.3M6.24×
Tonic Development LtdPre-Seed$1.0M$17.1M6.19×
Scratch Engine LlcPre-Seed$920K$16.6M6.00×
Callypso Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$16.5M5.95×
HumetrixPre-Seed$1.0M$16.0M5.81×
RRC Washington, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.7M5.69×
Clouds USA Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.6M5.64×
Brightn, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$200K$1.2M0.42×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$200K2024-03-05$1.1M$1.2M90%
Pre-Seed$440K2024-03-05$2.4M$2.5M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$200K2024-03-05
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$440K2024-03-05
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 15 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$968K
Modeled next size est.range $629K$1.5M
2.2×
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Jeffrey Johnston2024-03
Registry & provenance

Brightn, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
2015660
SEC CIK
2022
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Brightn, Inc. raised?
Brightn, Inc. has raised approximately $200K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Brightn, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Brightn, Inc. is approximately $1.2M (modeled range $131K–$4.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Brightn, Inc. at?
Brightn, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Mar 05.
What does Brightn, Inc. do and where is it based?
Brightn, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in Cedar Rapids.
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