Bright Machines

Bright Machines is a software and robotics company whose applications focus on automation for the electronics manufacturing industry.[1] The San Francisco-based company has two primary products. First, Bright Machines employs “micro-factories” made up of robot cells for the purpose of automating electronics manufacturing and inspection. Second, Bright Machines offers software tools for the purpose of improving efficiencies in the manufacturing process.[2]

Bright Machines, Inc.
TypePrivately held company
IndustrySoftware,
Manufacturing & Industrial
FoundedMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
FoundersTzahi Rodrig, Lior Susan, Amar Hanspal
Headquarters585 Howard Street San Francisco California, U.S. 94105
Key people
  • Amar Hanspal
  • (CEO)
  • Tzahi Rodrig
  • (COO)
  • Brian Mathews
  • (CTO)
  • Greg Eden
  • (CMO)
  • Fiorella Dettorre
  • (CRO)
  • Craig Foster
  • (CFO)
  • Abhishek Pani
  • (SVP, Product Management)
  • Bill Griffin
  • (Chief Revenue Officer)
Number of employees
500 (2019)
Websitewww.brightmachines.com

History

Bright Machines was founded on May 25, 2018 as a spin-off of Flex Ltd. Initially the company began as stealth startup under the name AutoLabs AI. Amar Hanspal, former Co-CEO at Autodesk, was named CEO.[3] Its board of directors are Carl Bass, former president and CEO at Autodesk; Stephen Luczo, Executive Chairman of Seagate; Lior Susan, founder of Eclipse Ventures; Glenda Dorchak; and Amar Hanspal.[4]

In October 23, 2018, the company officially changed its name to Bright Machines and announced it raised $179 million for its Series A. The $179 million funding round was led by Eclipse, with participation from Flex.[5]

In January 2020, Diagnostics for the Real World partnered with Bright Machines to manufacture HIV testing equipment.[6]

References
  1. "Bright Machines wants to put AI-driven automation in every factory". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  2. "Autodesk, Flex veterans raise $179 million for manufacturing startup". reuters.com. Reuters. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  3. "Autodesk Ex-CEOs Raising $200 Million for AI Manufacturing Start-Up". reuters.com. Engineering.com. May 31, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. "United States Security and Exchange Commission Form D". sec.gov. United States Security and Exchange Commission. May 25, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. "Bright Machines lands $179M to bring smarter robotics to manufacturing". techcrunch.com. Oath Tech Network. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. "Bright Machines and DRW partner to automate HIV test production". Verdict Medical Devices. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
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