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brightside

Brightside is the first employer-based financial care platform to drive meaningful ROI for employers by making paychecks go farther for the 72% of Americans who are not financially healthy. Since 2018, its Financial Assistants, proprietary rules engine, and in

Chandler, United StatesFounded 20174
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About

Brightside is the first employer-based financial care platform to drive meaningful ROI for employers by making paychecks go farther for the 72% of Americans who are not financially healthy. Since 2018, its Financial Assistants, proprietary rules engine, and innovative products have helped thousands of families save more than $1,200 each while improving emergency savings and reducing debt, resulting in improved productivity, retention, and diversity while lowering healthcare costs.

Products

Brightside Financial Care Platform, Financial Coaching, Debt Management, Emergency Savings, Benefits Optimization, Budgeting, Insurance Navigation, Tax Assistance, Student Loan Guidance, Mobile App, Employer Analytics

Leadership

founders · executives

Recent moves

funding · M&A · launches

brightside — frequently asked questions

What does brightside do?

Brightside is the first employer-based financial care platform to drive meaningful ROI for employers by making paychecks go farther for the 72% of Americans who are not financially healthy. Since 2018, its Financial Assistants, proprietary rules engine, and in

Where is brightside headquartered?

brightside is headquartered in Chandler, United States.

When was brightside founded?

brightside was founded in 2017.

Who founded brightside?

brightside was founded by Shawn Leavitt.

How much funding has brightside raised?

brightside has raised $75m (4) to date, per DHRMap records.

What kind of HR technology is brightside?

brightside is categorized under Financial Wellness on DHRMap.

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