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AI platform for discovering health-boosting compounds
$225k - $300kAnnually
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San Bruno, CA, USA
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Brightseed discovers beneficial compounds in nature that can enhance human health using artificial intelligence. Their Forager® platform identifies bioactive compounds, which are small molecules from plants and microbes that positively affect biological functions in the body. They also offer Brightseed™ Bio Gut Fiber, a dietary fiber that improves gut health and is suitable for various applications. Brightseed partners with companies to provide insights into bioactives and their health benefits, aiming to make these compounds more accessible.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$123.8M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2017
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Hybrid work flexibility
Medical, dental, & vision
Unlimited PTO
Life insurance
EAP
401(k) plan
Mental health platform
Employee discounts
Cell phone & commuter costs
Parental leave
AI-powered bioactive discovery specialist Brightseed has partnered with Botalys.
In September 2022, Centrum, a multivitamin brand, announced the launch of the Centrum Multivitamin range recognizing the difference in nutritional requirements by gender and age in India offering 4 multivitamin variants tailored to meet the new age nutrition needs of different consumer cohorts namely Centrum Women, Centrum Men, Centrum Adults 50+ and Centrum Kids.
Brightseed recently announced the launch of Manitoba Harvest Bioactive Fiber into Whole Foods Markets nationwide, which uses its novel Bio Gut Fiber ingredient, made from upcycled hemp hulls to help close the fiber gap and promote a healthy gut, improve digestion, reduce bloating and gas and support weight management.
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Brightseed.]. Hemp food specialist Manitoba Harvest has teamed up with foodtech co Brightseed to launch a new product nationwide at Whole Foods in the US featuring Brightseed’s first commercial ingredient: a bioactive fiber offering an intriguing new slant on gut health. Manitoba Harvest organic bioactive fiber contains psyllium husk fiber and Brightseed’s Bio Gut Fiber, an ingredient sourced from upcycled hemp hulls that contains contains N-trans-caffeoyl tyramine (NCT) and N-trans-feruloyl tyramine (NFT), bioactives that impact a metabolic regulator called HNF4α, which is found in the gut, liver, pancreas and kidneys
Dr. Jim Flatt: ‘We’ve often been told by investors that it’s unusual to have three cofounders that are still enjoying working together after all this time!’ Image credit: Brightseed. [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Brightseed.]. Launched by three former Eat Just executives in 2017 (Sofia Elizondo, Dr Lee Chae, and Dr Jim Flatt), Brightseed harnesses AI and machine learning to illuminate the ‘dark matter’ of nutrition lying untapped in plant and fungal kingdoms