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Brightwheel

All-in-one software for preschools and daycares: billing, attendance, parent updates

Pace
6:30/kmCool-down1.25
Distance
Distance Half.
Open ops roles
3
Last week
#553
Move
▼ 108
Peak
#553
Weeks in the 100
0
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Rank and score over time
Board rank
#543#593#643#553Oct 18#633Oct 25
Pace score
02461.3Oct 181.3Oct 25

One point per Sunday re-rank, tracking since Oct 18. The lines fill in week by week.

Brightwheel runs in the Cool-down lane (6:30/km): 5 of 64. Further right = more momentum. No competitors on the board yet, so it runs alone.
Total raised
$88.8M disclosed (PitchBook lists $141M incl. undisclosed rounds)see rounds ↓
Founded
2014
HQ
San Francisco, CA

Leadership

The problem

Childcare owners drown in paperwork, billing and parent communication

What they do

All-in-one software for preschools and daycares: billing, attendance, parent updates

Traction CEO: strongest quarter ever, beating plan; no public numbers

Hiring trend

Open roles
14
Ops roles
3
Headcount
~518

Layoffs May & Jul 2025, Jan 2026 (employee reports); ~400-500 staff, -2-3% YoY (LinkedIn)

Hiring in

  • Islamabad
  • Philippines
  • Remote (US)

Glassdoor

3.6 ★ 330 reviews

Funding

Last round
$55M
Stage
Series C
Date
Oct 2022

Led by Addition

Distance

Half · edge: hard to leave

Daycares run billing and parent updates in it, but layoffs hint at tighter budgets.

Sources: brightwheel Back-to-School 2026 release ↗

Watch-outs

Layoffs in 2025: sales-team downsizing around May 1, 2025 after a Q4 2024 hiring spree, a company RIF in Jul 2025 that hit the recruiting team, and further layoff posts in Jan 2026 (employee posts and reviews). LinkedIn shows a 2-3% YoY headcount decline. No priced round since Series C.

Sources: LinkedIn post (company RIF), Jul 2025 ↗ · LinkedIn post (layoff), Jan 2026 ↗

Last checked Oct 25, 2026

Funding historyTotal raised $88.8M disclosed (PitchBook lists $141M incl. undisclosed rounds)

  1. Oct 2022Series C3pitchbook.com ↗
  2. Feb 2021Series C$55MLed by Addition prweb.com ↗
  3. Oct 2018Series B$21Mmedium.com ↗
  4. Feb 2017Series A$10MLed by GGV Capital prnewswire.com ↗
  5. Jun 2015Seed$2.2MLed by RRE Ventures and Eniac Ventures techcrunch.com ↗

Profile facts checked Oct 19, 2026. Every fact links to its public source.

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