BrightAI
AI and IoT platforms for managing physical infrastructure assets.
Company facts
- Founded
- 2019
- Employees
- 84
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Alex Hawkinson
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Series A · $51M · 2025
About
At the heart of what we do is a culture of innovation and dedication to transforming traditional industries into efficient, technology-driven enterprises. BrightAI was founded on the belief that many established businesses, often termed 'hidden gems', overlook their potential due to reliance on outdated systems. We bring forth solutions that embrace this potential, reducing operational costs while unlocking significant cash flow for our clients and their investors. Our founding team, which includes pioneers who previously disrupted the technology landscape with global platforms like Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings, is deeply committed to this mission. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to empower businesses—from IoT to AI—making digital transformation accessible and effective. By bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds, we enable enterprises to harness their data insights to enhance productivity, resilience, and sustainability. Our goal extends beyond merely improving efficiency; we aim to affect real change that positively impacts the broader community and paves the way for future innovations.
Open positions
AI Engineer, Time-Series Signal Processing
Design and deploy AI models that process high-frequency sensor data from IoT devices to enable real-time automation in physical infrastructure systems.
Product Marketing Lead
About BrightAI BrightAI is the physical AI company for the world's essential services. Water, power, oil and gas and industrial operators run aging assets with stretched crews and periodic inspections that miss…
Data Platform Engineer
We are a high-growth company transforming how businesses operate by integrating AI, IoT, and cloud-native services into scalable, real-time platforms. As a Platform Data Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in…
Senior / Staff Technical Program Manager
BrightAI, a high-growth Physical AI company in Palo Alto, is hiring a Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager to own the full development life cycle of complex projects spanning software, hardware, and firmware. Day to day they plan and deliver programs on time and budget, partnering with product and senior engineers on strategy, roadmaps, and technical design.
Staff Product Manager
Staff Product Manager at BrightAI (Palo Alto) owning 0-to-1 IoT products end to end — mobile and web experiences on the company's Stateful OS platform that pairs edge AI sensors, drones, and robots for critical infrastructure. Day to day: product strategy and roadmaps, API/UX collaboration with engineering and design, and integrating AI/ML into features.
Senior/Staff Embedded Test Engineer
Designs and runs automated tests for IoT devices, validating connectivity, security, and reliability from sensors to cloud under real-world conditions.