BrightHire
BrightHire is a Zoom-owned interview intelligence platform used by 71 employees to analyze hiring conversations. It has raised $36M, including a Series B in 2021, and counts LinkedIn, SoFi, and Gartner as customers.
The growth story
BrightHire grew from 55 to 71 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $36M along the way, most recently a Series B in October 2021.
About
BrightHire sells software that records and analyzes job interviews to help recruiters improve hiring decisions. Its AI tools integrate with applicant tracking systems to standardize interview processes and provide feedback.
The company was acquired by Zoom in 2022 after raising $36M. It serves enterprise clients but maintains a lean team of 71 employees, with engineering making up nearly a quarter of staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is BrightHire's largest department with 17 staff. The company has a flat structure with a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting stable leadership since its 2019 founding.
The BrightHire org chart
Benjamin Sesser (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 24 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 (+62% YoY), Sales 10 (+100% YoY), Customer Success and Support 10 (+150% YoY), Human Resources 5 (-29% YoY), Marketing 4 (+100% YoY), Operations 4 (+100% YoY).
Talent flow
BrightHire recruits heavily from other HR tech firms like Covey, HireVue, and Greenhouse. Alumni most often move to Microsoft, Uber, and niche HR startups like User Interviews and Hone.
Most common previous employers of BrightHire staff: Covey (7), Hirevue (4), Greenhouse Software (4), LinkedIn (3), Zendesk (3), Zapier (2). Former BrightHire employees most often moved to Microsoft (3), User Interviews (2), Hone (2), Uber (2), EvolutionIQ (2), The Chad & Cheese Podcast (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 27% direct, 44% search, 10% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at BrightHire: Customer Service (26), Leadership (24), Management (23), Microsoft Office (23), Microsoft Excel (20), Strategy (18), Marketing (17), Business Development (17).
Where the team actually sits
BrightHire people are concentrated in California, United States (12), New York, United States (3), Texas, United States (3), San Francisco Bay Area (3).
Search footprint
BrightHire attracts about 2,814 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $12K a month if bought through ads. It gained 329 ranking keywords and lost 422 in the last period.
Frequently asked
BrightHire has 71 employees as of September 2026.
BrightHire has raised $36M in total, most recently a Series B round in October 2021.
BrightHire was founded in 2019 by Benjamin Sesser, Theodore Chestnut.
Benjamin Sesser (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of BrightHire's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current BrightHire staff are Covey (7 people), Hirevue (4 people), Greenhouse Software (4 people).
Former BrightHire employees most often move to Microsoft (3), User Interviews (2), Hone (2).
BrightHire attracts about 2,814 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $12K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among BrightHire staff are Customer Service, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel.
BrightHire staff are concentrated in California, United States (12), New York, United States (3), Texas, United States (3).
BrightHire has about 21 people in Engineering, up 62% over the past year, as of September 2026.
BrightHire has about 10 people in Sales, up 100% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 58 current and 75 former BrightHire profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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