Company
Bright Machines
Bright Machines is a San Francisco-based company redefining manufacturing with its Bright Factory platform, combining AI-powered software and smart robotics…
- Founded
- 2018
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
- Status
- private (manufacturing automation; ~$127M raised)
Appears inManufacturing robots
Models
1
Overview
Bright Machines is a San Francisco-based company redefining manufacturing with its Bright Factory platform, combining AI-powered software and smart robotics for software-defined manufacturing. The company has raised $648M across 5 funding rounds, including a $126M Series C in June 2024, and planned to go public via a SPAC merger with SCVX. Bright Machines targets data center infrastructure manufacturing and intelligent automation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Focus
Intelligent automated assembly platform for electronics and industrial manufacturing
Technology
Combines software, vision, and robotic cells
Total funding
$648M across 5 rounds
Series C
$126M (June 2024)
SPAC
Planned merger with SCVX (NYSE)
Platform
Bright Factory (AI-powered software-defined manufacturing)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Bright Machines on the deployment map
Where Bright Machines's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Amar Hanspal Founder & CEOsince 2018-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Amar Hanspalsolefounded 2018-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Bright Machines.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Bright Machines in third-party press
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2018-10-01
$179M(reported)
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund 1 (lead), Microsoft M12, ABB Technology Ventures
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Bright Machines?
- Bright Machines is a San Francisco-based company redefining manufacturing with its Bright Factory platform, combining AI-powered software and smart robotics for software-defined manufacturing. The company has raised $648M across 5 funding rounds, including a $126M Series C in June 2024, and planned to go public via a SPAC merger with SCVX. Bright Machines targets data center infrastructure manufacturing and intelligent automation.
- What does Bright Machines make?
- Bright Machines has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Bright Machines Microfactory (Bright Machines builds physical robots).
- Is Bright Machines publicly traded?
- No. Bright Machines is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Bright Machines?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Bright Machines building in the same form factors include Savoye, Ambi Robotics, FANUC Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric FA.
- Who is the CEO of Bright Machines?
- Amar Hanspal is the founder of Bright Machines, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Bright Machines?
- Bright Machines is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is Bright Machines headquartered?
- Bright Machines is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
- Who owns Bright Machines?
- Bright Machines is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Bright Machines operate robots?
- Bright Machines is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Bright Machines a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Bright Machines ranks in roughly the top 27% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Bright Machines founded?
- Bright Machines was founded in 2018.
- Is Bright Machines safe?
- Bright Machines has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Bright Machines.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bright Machines from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/bright-machines.md
- RSS feed: /companies/bright-machines/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5047ad47-f420-4d43-b461-caab4e48a910
- Revision history: /companies/bright-machines/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Video
Bright Machines was born out of the desire to help manufacturers effortlessly and autonomously build the next generation of smart electronic products. Our global team consists of leading experts in applied science, softw
In this interview, Bright Machines CEO Sviat Dulianinov joins theCUBE + NYSE Wired co-host Gemma Allen to examine how advanced automation is redefining American
Sviat Dulianinov, Chief Strategy Officer of Bright Machines joins theCUBE host John Furrier as we continue our coverage of theCUBE + NYSE Wired Robotics & AI Me
The Bright Machines integration lab is where Bright Machines software and hardware come to life, helping solve some of the biggest challenges in manufacturing t
Being able to change over your production lines from one variation of a product to another is important for our global customers. In this video, we explain how
Our technology sets us apart. Our proprietary Smart Skills technology delivers human-like flexibility with the precision of advanced automation, making us uniqu
Our smart robotics are software-driven and perform high-precision assembly tasks with the ability to make real-time adjustments during assembly navigation. Lear
Tech demo by Bright Machines at the AI+ Robotics Summit. The Special Competitive Studies Project’s AI+Summit Series is a set of high-level events dedicated to
Interview with @Bright-Machines CEO and Eclipse VC, Lior Susan. We talk about factory automation, humanoid robots, digital twins, building the backbone of AI an
AI+ Expo for National Competitiveness - “Bright Machines, Building AI Infrastructure with AI, Robotics, and Data in the U.S.” - Sviat Dulianinov, CSO, Bright Ma
Industrial film for Bright Machines. Automated robotic assembly in motion — precision, speed, and the future of manufacturing captured on the production floor
Discover AI is an initiative by the Society of AI to make you aware of different aspects of AI in a few minutes and help you apply the technology in real life t
Reality vs attention
Bright Machines draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 34th percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap +40.8, 4th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 15, 2026