Everyday systems—those that deliver power, water, clean air, and safety—are overdue for a smarter approach. BrightAI brings observability, automation, and intelligence to the essential services the world relies on every day.
BrightAI was founded to bring intelligence to the essential systems that power modern life. Today, we’re proud to share that we’ve raised $51 million in Series A funding to accelerate that mission. The round was co-led by Khosla Ventures, an early backer of OpenAI known for supporting breakthrough technologies that transform industries, and Inspired Capital, whose team brings deep expertise in scaling complex, operationally intensive infrastructure businesses. They’re joined by BoxGroup, Marlinspike, Rsquared VC, Cooley, VSC Ventures and other strategic investors with experience across energy, water, and industrial systems—exactly the sectors where change is most needed.
This milestone follows a year of rapid momentum: we’ve now surpassed $100 million in revenue, deployed over 250,000 AI endpoints across 50,000+ locations, and expanded into the essential sectors that keep homes, cities, and industries running.
The system is failing—and the fix is overdue
The essential services we rely on—power, water, gas, construction, pest control, and HVAC—are aging, overburdened, and increasingly vulnerable to failure. A cracked pipe doesn’t just leak—it shuts down neighborhoods. A blown transformer can take out a hospital or a city’s emergency response system.
For decades, we’ve operated under the same flawed framework: wait for something to break, then scramble to fix it. But today, the consequences of failure are compounding. In the U.S. alone, pipeline leaks waste over 6 billion gallons of treated water daily, enough to supply 15 million homes. Power outages cost the economy more than $150 billion annually, while equipment failures drive another $50 billion in industrial downtime. These systems are under increasing strain from climate volatility and a shrinking frontline workforce. The reactive model isn’t just inefficient—it’s unsustainable.
At the root of it all is a lack of observability. Unless someone physically inspects an asset, we’re flying blind. And by the time something’s visible, it’s often already too late.
Our focus is the physical world
While most AI has been applied to language, images, or software, we’re building intelligence for the systems that move water, deliver power, regulate temperature, and keep facilities safe. These are the core operations that modern life depends on—and they’ve gone too long without visibility.
Our platform, Stateful, acts like a real-time operating system for the physical world. It fuses edge AI, multimodal sensor data, and autonomous systems to give operators the one thing they’ve never had: true visibility into how essential services are functioning, right now.
This is what full observability looks like in action: sensors monitor field assets like power poles in real time, detecting early signs of stress or failure. That data flows into Stateful, which interprets live conditions and determines the appropriate response. Drones perform autonomous inspections, while field crews use wearables to access the same insights on the ground. Working together, these components create a continuous feedback loop—making essential systems fully observable, actionable, and resilient.
And that’s just one industry. With just a few weeks of initial data, our system adapts to nearly any physical environment. Power, water, gas, climate control, pest management—these aren’t background functions. They’re the foundation of modern life. When one fails, the consequences cascade. BrightAI gives operators the visibility to intervene before systems break down.
The future is observable
With this funding, we’re scaling commercial deployments, opening a new San Francisco headquarters, and hiring 100+ team members across engineering, operations, and go-to-market. We’re also continuing to expand Stateful, evolving it into the core intelligence layer for infrastructure globally.
The goal is simple: fix what’s broken, prevent what’s preventable, and reimagine how the world is maintained before it fails us. If you’re building, managing, or modernizing the world’s essential services, let’s connect.
