Brandlight
Brandlight is an AI visibility platform for enterprise brands that analyzes and optimizes their presence across AI search and advertising channels. The company has raised $36M in Series A funding and works with over 100 global brands.
The growth story
Brandlight grew from 1 to 59 employees between 2024 and 2026, raising $36M along the way, most recently a Series A in February 2026.
About
Brandlight provides analytics and optimization tools for large companies to track and improve how they appear in AI-powered search results and digital advertising. Its platform helps marketing teams measure performance and influence visibility across emerging AI media channels.
The company was founded in 2024 and has grown to 59 employees. Its $36M Series A in February 2026 was led by Cardumen Capital, G20 Ventures and Pelion Venture Partners.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 9 employees. The company has a relatively young workforce with a median tenure of just 1 year.
The Brandlight org chart
Imri Marcus (CEO & Co-Founder @ Brandlight) leads 27 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 14 (+75% YoY), Engineering 13 (+117% YoY), Arts and Design 5 (+400% YoY), Entrepreneurship 3 (-25% YoY), Program and Project Management 3 (+200% YoY).
Talent flow
Many employees come from technical backgrounds including the Israel Defense Forces (5), Intel (4), and Google (2). Alumni have gone on to data and security startups like Dataplor and Aryon Security.
Most common previous employers of Brandlight staff: Israel Defense Forces (5), Intel (4), Syte by Nayax (3), Visual IQ (2), Google (2), Quedma Innovation (2). Former Brandlight employees most often moved to Dataplor (2), Imagen (1), The Keller Advisory (1), Aryon Security (1), DiCode (1), Vercel (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Brandlight mafia
Brandlight alumni have founded 3 companies including Open Room (1 founder, 3 staff), Surfaced (1 founder, 1 staff), and Sioma (1 founder, 1 staff).
3Alex Prober, was Chief Product Officer until 2026Andrew Riker, was VP of Market Insights & Growth until 2026Sagi Gleizer, was Principal Software Engineer until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Brandlight: Leadership (26), Management (24), Strategy (19), Digital Marketing (17), Business Development (17), Startups (16), Analytics (15), Marketing (15).
Where the team actually sits
Brandlight people are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (17), Israel (11), New York, United States (5), Massachusetts, United States (3).
Search footprint
Brandlight attracts about 15 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 16 ranking keywords and lost 18 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Brandlight has 59 employees as of September 2026.
Brandlight has raised $36M in total, most recently a Series A round in February 2026.
Brandlight was founded in 2024 by Uri Gafni, Imri Marcus.
Imri Marcus (CEO & Co-Founder @ Brandlight) sits at the top of Brandlight's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Brandlight staff are Israel Defense Forces (5 people), Intel (4 people), Syte by Nayax (3 people).
Former Brandlight employees most often move to Dataplor (2), Imagen (1), The Keller Advisory (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Brandlight, including Open Room, Surfaced, Sioma.
Brandlight attracts about 15 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Brandlight staff are Leadership, Management, Strategy, Digital Marketing, Business Development.
Brandlight staff are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (17), Israel (11), New York, United States (5).
Brandlight has about 14 people in Business Development, up 75% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Brandlight has about 13 people in Engineering, up 117% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 46 current and 16 former Brandlight profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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