About Brighteye Ventures
Brighteye Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Paris, France. As of Jul 2026, Brighteye Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 53 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in France based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to EdTech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Sherpa Overall, Brighteye Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 2 acquisitions, namely Epic, Beekast and Lightneer. A lot of funds co-invest with Brighteye Ventures, with names like Reach Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Brighteye Ventures has team of 10 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Brighteye Ventures' List of Top Investments
Brighteye Ventures has a portfolio of 53 companies. Their most notable investments are in NEX Health Intelligence and Skiller Whale.Their portfolio spans across France, United Kingdom, United States and 13 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, EdTech, High Tech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Brighteye Ventures:
1. Epic
Provider of eBooks for kids. It has a collection of titles with audio where children can read along while stories are read to them. Parents can keep a track of their childs reading. Reward system offers motivation to keep kids reading. It is available on iOS and Android.
Key facts about Epic
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $62.5M
- Employee Count: 172 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Battery Ventures, Maven Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 15, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Zen Educate
Provider of platform connecting educators with schools for temporary staffing. The platform enables schools to directly book educators based on their specific needs and preferences. It offers a streamlined process for finding and securing temporary teaching staff. The platform also provides educators with access to various job opportunities.
Key facts about Zen Educate
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £50M - £100M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $76.3M
- Employee Count: 2,198 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Round2 Capital Partners, Ascension Ventures and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Tandem
App-based language learning platform. Language learning services are provided via online text-based and video-based tutoring. Users can browse, select, take a sample lesson, and then schedule tutorial sessions with language tutors. Tutors are selected through a structured application process and can create their own profile on the website mentioning linguistic expertise and availability.
Key facts about Tandem
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.66M
- Employee Count: 56 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Trind VC, Atlantic Labs and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Oct 01, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Sdui
Communication platform for parents, teachers, and students. It offers solutions for file sharing, creating timetables and calendars, scheduling, spam prevention, and more. The application is available on Android, iOS, and Windows platforms.
Key facts about Sdui
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Koblenz (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $58.3M
- Employee Count: 74 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, HV Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of AI-based platform for surgical simulation using VR and haptics. It claims that the proprietary haptics system allows sensing resistance, texture, substance, and pressure, enabling professionals to practice and refine their surgical skills. Its platform syncs with a stylus connected to a standard-issue mechanical arm. Its stylus features two buttons, one to inject the virtual drug and the other to withdraw the needle. It knows the ideal injection pattern for the drug and gives the surgeon a score based on how accurately they have administered it. It claims that the simulations are hardware agnostic and thereby compatible with multiple headsets such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Microsoft Hololens.
Key facts about Fundamental Surgery
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $39.6M
- Employee Count: 77 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: EQT, Nexus Venture Partners and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 23, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Brighteye Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Brighteye Ventures has invested in 53 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Sherpa and most recent follow-on round was in Coachbetter.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2023 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Brighteye Ventures' Investments by Stage
Brighteye Ventures has made 24 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.99M, 14 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.42M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $13M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 24 |
Series A | 14 |
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Brighteye Ventures' Investments by Sector
Brighteye Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, EdTech, Vertical SaaS, Consumer and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 45 Tech companies, 28 Software companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 17 |
EdTech | 14 |
Vertical SaaS | 9 |
Consumer | 6 |
Business Services | 4 |
Others | 25 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Brighteye Ventures' Investments by Geography
Brighteye Ventures has made most investments in France (10), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 10 |
United Kingdom | 8 |
Spain | 6 |
Germany | 3 |
United States | 3 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Brighteye Ventures' recent investments
Brighteye Ventures has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. Sherpa and imagiLabs are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Brighteye Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 09, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 1275 | [+2] | |
May 26, 2026 | Sweden | Seed | 7714 | [+3] | |
May 25, 2026 | Switzerland | Seed | 7598 | [+2] | |
May 19, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6439 | [+2] | |
May 13, 2026 | Italy | Seed | 6310 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Brighteye Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Brighteye Ventures' portfolio company became public - Lightneer.Here are Brighteye Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Aug 15, 2017 | Seed | 7783 |
Acquired companies in Brighteye Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Brighteye Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Beekast in May 2023 by Saas.group for $*****.Here are Brighteye Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 03, 2023 | Jan 06, 2020 | Series A | 2319 | |
Jul 21, 2021 | May 30, 2017 | Series C | 5734 |
Team profile of Brighteye Ventures
Brighteye Ventures has a team of 10 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in France, United Kingdom and 1 more location. Brighteye Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Brighteye Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | |||
Partner | London | - | ||
Principal | Valencia | - | - |
Co-investors of Brighteye Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 253 investors have co-invested in Brighteye Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Brighteye Ventures: JME Venture Capital, Founders Factory and 109 others have invested in rounds before Brighteye Ventures. There are 3 companies where JME Venture Capital has invested before Brighteye Ventures and 2 companies where Founders Factory has invested before Brighteye Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Brighteye Ventures: 98 investors entered a company along with Brighteye Ventures. These include investors like Reach Capital (4 companies).
- Invested after Brighteye Ventures: A total of 44 investors have invested in Brighteye Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Endeavor (2 companies), Evolution Media (1 company) and Simon Rogerson (1 company).
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