Bright
Bright sells enterprise software that tests web applications and APIs for security vulnerabilities during development. The 115-person company raised $30M in Series A funding in May 2025.
The growth story
Bright grew from 90 to 115 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $30M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2025.
About
Bright's platform scans code for vulnerabilities as it's being written, focusing on web apps, APIs, and AI language models. It claims to speed up fixing security issues by 10x compared to traditional methods.
The company has grown to 115 employees since its 2018 founding, with backing from six investors including DNX Ventures and Evolution Equity Partners. Its Series A round in May 2025 marked its first major funding.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up the largest department with 25 staff. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Bright org chart
Gadi Bashvitz (Chief Executive Officer) leads 25 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 21 (-16% YoY), Information Technology 16 (+23% YoY), Sales 10 (-9% YoY), Business Development 8 (0% YoY), Operations 7 (0% YoY), Education 7 (+17% YoY).
Talent flow
Bright recruits heavily from Israeli tech firms like Microsoft, Check Point, and Bezeq International. Its workforce includes graduates from Tel Aviv University and Technion, Israel's top engineering schools.
Most common previous employers of Bright staff: Microsoft (2), NiCE (2), Check Point Software (2), Bezeq International (2), Verint (2), Sygnia (2). Former Bright employees most often moved to Bright (2), Clover Security (2), WitnessAI (2), Oxagile (2), Miggo Security (2), Fusion Fund (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Bright mafia
Nine Bright alumni have founded companies, including Locker d.o.o. and Porto Business Network. These startups employ 11 people combined.
9Filip Golome, was Graphic Designer until 2021Art Linkov, was Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder until 2023Admir Dizdar, was Marketing Team Lead until 2023Adem N., was Vice President of R&D until 2022Naida Agić, was Machine Learning Specialist until 2021Tzvika Chlebowitz, was Head of EMEA Sales & CSM at Bright (formally known as NeuraLegion) until 2024
Geva Solomonovich, was Advisory Board Member until 2023
Kirk Haines, was Senior Software Engineer until 2026
Alexander S., was VP of Engineering until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 39% direct, 50% search, 4% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Bright: Project Management (22), Cybersecurity (21), SQL (20), Leadership (19), Git (19), JavaScript (19), Business Development (18), Communication (17).
Where the team actually sits
Bright people are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (7), Israel (6), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina (5), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4).
Search footprint
Bright attracts about 9,059 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $151K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,339 ranking keywords and lost 3,106 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Bright has 115 employees as of September 2026.
Bright has raised $30M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2025.
Bright was founded in 2018 by Shoham Cohen, Bar Hofesh.
Gadi Bashvitz (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Bright's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Bright staff are Microsoft (2 people), NiCE (2 people), Check Point Software (2 people).
Former Bright employees most often move to Bright (2), Clover Security (2), WitnessAI (2).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Bright, including Locker d.o.o., Porto Business Network, Desfolio..
Bright attracts about 9,059 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $151K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Bright staff are Project Management, Cybersecurity, SQL, Leadership, Git.
Bright staff are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (7), Israel (6), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina (5).
Bright has about 21 people in Engineering, down 16% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Bright has about 16 people in Information Technology, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 60 current and 133 former Bright profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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