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BrightSource Energy Inc

OAKLAND · Other Energy · https://brightsource-energy.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on BrightSource Energy Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$505.8M
Total raised · real
14
Rounds
2.3×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Sep 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

BrightSource Energy Inc looks under-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the energy 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 0.14× the median modeled value of Series D+ Other Energy companies in 2016–2018 (8 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
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 Energy

BrightSource Energy Inc is one of 2048 Other Energy companies tracked from OAKLAND. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% of sector peers), and in the upper tier by modeled valuation est..

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

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
37
Investors (latest)
2017-09-01
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$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BPre-Seed · 2009-08-18 Raised $201K (real) Modeled valuation $3.2M (est)Pre-Seed2009Series D+ · 2010-02-02 Raised $176M (real) Modeled valuation $2.1B (est)Series D+2010Series D+ · 2010-04-28 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)Series D+2010Series D+ · 2010-08-25 Raised $1.5M (real) Modeled valuation $18M (est)Series D+2010Series D+ · 2010-09-20 Raised $9.9M (real) Modeled valuation $119M (est)Series D+2010Series D+ · 2010-12-28 Raised $202M (real) Modeled valuation $2.4B (est)Series D+2010Series D+ · 2010-12-28 Raised $122M (real) Modeled valuation $1.5B (est)Series D+2010Series D+ · 2010-12-28 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)Series D+2010Series C · 2010-12-28 Raised $90M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)Series C2010Series D+ · 2011-01-06 Raised $303K (real) Modeled valuation $3.7M (est)Series D+2011Series D+ · 2011-03-18 Raised $155K (real) Modeled valuation $1.9M (est)Series D+2011Series D+ · 2011-04-27 Raised $1.3M (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)Series D+2011Series D+ · 2012-10-24 Raised $84M (real) Modeled valuation $1.0B (est)Series D+2012Series D+ · 2013-07-10 Raised $15M (real) Modeled valuation $181M (est)Series D+2013Series D+ · 2016-04-13 Raised $3.9M (real) Modeled valuation $47M (est)Series D+2016Series D+ · 2017-09-01 Raised $9.2M (real) Modeled valuation $111M (est)Series D+2017Cumulative $718M

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$201K · 2009
Series D+$175.9M · 2010no Seed / Series A / Series B / Series C on file
Series D+ extension$1.3M · 2010
Series D+ extension$1.5M · 2010
Series D+ extension$9.9M · 2010
Series D+ extension$201.7M · 2010
Series D+ extension$122.5M · 2010
Series D+ extension$1.8M · 2010
Bridge · Series D+-stage$89.6M · 2010smaller follow-on
Series D+ extension$303K · 2011
Series D+ extension$155K · 2011
Series D+ extension$1.3M · 2011
Series D+ extension$83.6M · 2012
Series D+ extension$15.0M · 2013
Series D+ extension$3.9M · 2016
Series D+ extension$9.2M · 2017

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Seed, Series A, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$110.8M
Base estimate est.
$49.5M
Conservative case
$242.8M
Upside case
$76.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the energy sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $3.2M · 2009-08-182009Series D+ · modeled $2.1B · 2010-02-02Series D+ · modeled $16.1M · 2010-04-28Series D+ · modeled $18.1M · 2010-08-25Series D+ · modeled $119.4M · 2010-09-20Series D+ · modeled $2.4B · 2010-12-28Series D+ · modeled $1.5B · 2010-12-28Series D+ · modeled $21.1M · 2010-12-28Series C · modeled $1.1B · 2010-12-28Series D+ · modeled $3.7M · 2011-01-06Series D+ · modeled $1.9M · 2011-03-18Series D+ · modeled $15.1M · 2011-04-27Series D+ · modeled $1.0B · 2012-10-24Series D+ · modeled $180.8M · 2013-07-10Series D+ · modeled $47.4M · 2016-04-13Series D+ · modeled $110.8M · 2017-09-012017
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
81%
Survival probability
65% low · 89% high
1.10×/yr
Annual markup
1.24×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
energy
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
6 mo
Avg between rounds
$62.9M/yr
Capital velocity
16.9 yr
On record since
2009
First round
16
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2048 companies in Other Energy. 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) 148× above median
This company$505.8M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$9.2M
Sector median$105.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 6.5× above median
This company$110.8M
Sector median$17.0M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 84% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) 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 #5 of 8.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Nature Token, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $400.0M · modeled $4.8B (est)Eckard Land & Acquisition, LLC · Series D+ Raised $240.0M · modeled $2.9B (est)Sunnova Energy Corp · Series D+ Raised $245.2M · modeled $2.1B (est)Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $137.6M · modeled $1.4B (est)Beamreach Solar, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $199.9M · modeled $97.1M (est)Harvest Power, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $220.7M · modeled $72.3M (est)Patterson Uti Energy Inc · Series D+ Raised $602.7M · modeled $32.2M (est)BrightSource Energy Inc (this company) Raised $505.8M · modeled $110.8M (est)BrightSource Energy Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Nature Token, Inc.Series D+$400.0M$4.8B6.25×
Eckard Land & Acquisition, LLCSeries D+$240.0M$2.9B3.75×
Sunnova Energy CorpSeries D+$245.2M$2.1B2.75×
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.Series D+$137.6M$1.4B1.86×
BrightSource Energy Inc this companySeries D+$505.8M$110.8M0.14×
Beamreach Solar, Inc.Series D+$199.9M$97.1M0.13×
Harvest Power, Inc.Series D+$220.7M$72.3M0.09×
Patterson Uti Energy IncSeries D+$602.7M$32.2M0.04×
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$201K2009-08-18$1.1M$3.2M85%
Series D+$175.9M2010-02-02$1.5B$2.1B85%
Series D+$1.3M2010-04-28$11.1M$16.1M85%
Series D+$1.5M2010-08-25$12.5M$18.1M85%
Series D+$9.9M2010-09-20$82.6M$119.4M85%
Series D+$201.7M2010-12-28$1.7B$2.4B85%
Series D+$122.5M2010-12-28$1.0B$1.5B85%
Series D+$1.8M2010-12-28$14.6M$21.1M85%
Series C$89.6M2010-12-28$597.0M$1.1B85%
Series D+$303K2011-01-06$2.5M$3.7M85%
Series D+$155K2011-03-18$1.3M$1.9M85%
Series D+$1.3M2011-04-27$10.5M$15.1M85%
Series D+$83.6M2012-10-24$696.7M$1.0B85%
Series D+$15.0M2013-07-10$125.0M$180.8M85%
Series D+$3.9M2016-04-13$32.8M$47.4M85%
Series D+$9.2M2017-09-01$76.6M$110.8M90%
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$201K2009-08-18
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  2. Series D+$175.9M2010-02-02
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 875.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 30 investors on this round.
  3. Series D+$1.3M2010-04-28
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 131.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  4. Series D+$1.5M2010-08-25
    • Came back fast: 4 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  5. Series D+$9.9M2010-09-20
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  6. Series D+$201.7M2010-12-28
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 20.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 39 investors on this round.
  7. Series D+$122.5M2010-12-28
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 36 investors on this round.
  8. Series D+$1.8M2010-12-28
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 70.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  9. Series C$89.6M2010-12-28
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 51.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 28 investors on this round.
  10. Series D+$303K2011-01-06
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 295.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  11. Series D+$155K2011-03-18
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  12. Series D+$1.3M2011-04-27
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 8.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 15 investors on this round.
  13. Series D+$83.6M2012-10-24
    • Raised again after 18 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 66.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 46 investors on this round.
  14. Series D+$15.0M2013-07-10
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 5.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 44 investors on this round.
  15. Series D+$3.9M2016-04-13
    • Raised again after 33 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 9 investors on this round.
  16. Series D+$9.2M2017-09-01
    • Raised 17 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 37 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~6mo cadence
$21.5M
Modeled next size est.range $14.0M$34.4M
2.3×
Last step-up
$62.9M/yr
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
Nicholas Brathwaite8 other2012-10
David Nielsen2 other2016-04
John Bryson2 other2010-12
David Ramm1 other2012-10
Geoffrey Richardson1 other2009-08
H. David Ramm1 other2013-07
John Woolard1 other2009-08
Nicholas Braithwaite1 other2013-07
Stephan Dolezalek1 other2012-10
Alan David Salzman2017-09
Alan T. Salzman2016-04
Arnold Goldman2009-08
Carlos Aguilar2010-12
Carlos T. Aguilar2010-02
Charles Ward Ricker2010-08
Daniel Judge2009-08
Daniel T. Judge2010-02
David Fries2009-08
Denis Cochet2010-12
Denis David Cochet2017-09
Denis T. Cochet2010-08
Eitan David Abramovitch2017-09
Gilan T. Sabatier2016-04
Henry David Ramm2017-09
Registry & provenance

BrightSource Energy 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
1471443
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has BrightSource Energy Inc raised?
BrightSource Energy Inc has raised approximately $505.8M in disclosed capital across 14 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is BrightSource Energy Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for BrightSource Energy Inc is approximately $110.8M (modeled range $49.5M–$242.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is BrightSource Energy Inc at?
BrightSource Energy Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Sep 01.
What does BrightSource Energy Inc do and where is it based?
BrightSource Energy Inc operates in the Other Energy sector, based in OAKLAND. Bright Source Energy
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