# Bright Ventures Leadership Accelerator

> Bright Ventures Leadership Accelerator is a VC fund in New York backing Software and Health Care. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-ventures-io
- Website: https://www.brightventures.io

Bright Ventures Leadership Accelerator is a leadership development program for founders of seed-stage companies. They are creating a new class of companies by investing in the next generation of inclusive ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Health Care | 2 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 17% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Sales | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leadbay | AI companion for B2B Sales teams prospecting in the field. Leadbay is a domain-specific AI model for B2B sales, trained on companies in your local market and your company's knowledge (CRM, ERP, CSV), capable of predicting your next customers. | $4.3M | Seed | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Forerunner | Forerunner provides software that helps communities better understand and actively manage their climate change risk. | $12.7M | Series A | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Aware Health | Same-day digital musculoskeletal care platform to deliver best-in-class cost saving and health outcomes. | $2.3M | Seed | Jun 28, 2025 |  |
| Mae Health | Mae is a maternal health platform that connects expectant mothers with critical resources to drive positive pregnancy outcomes. |  | Seed | May 07, 2024 |  |
| Nav.it | Uniting behavioral science and health tracking, Nav.it's financial app is the first of its kind to create daily financial habits that reduce financial stress and create lasting behavioral change, using the power of prescriptive analytics. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 24, 2023 |  |
| KeepWOL | KeepWOL's team effectiveness platform enhances team collaboration, diagnoses growth opportunities, and provides actionable insights for organizational health. Our platform combines the human element, data, and AI to provide real-time feedback and actionable next steps to continue improving team collaboration and execution. The platform doesthe hard work of identifying the most critical areas to focus on so teams continue to grow together. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astia-organization) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avestria Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avestria-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boomerang Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boomerang-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Claritas Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claritas-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Deel Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bright Ventures Leadership Accelerator invest in?

Bright Ventures Leadership Accelerator invests primarily in Software, Health Care and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bright Ventures Leadership Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bright Ventures Leadership Accelerator closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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