{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmrquwr1000r4lb0rhabb18tm","name":"brightside","slug":"brightside","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/brightside","shortDescription":"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","categories":[{"name":"Financial Wellness","slug":"financial-wellness"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"brightside — official website","url":"https://www.gobrightside.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/brightside-logo.svg","type":"official","field":"logoUrl","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T03:51:57.087Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/brightside","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"website":"https://www.gobrightside.com/","longDescription":"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","hqLocation":"Chandler, United States","country":"United States","foundedYear":"2017","founder":"Shawn Leavitt","fundingStage":"4","totalFunding":"$75m","social":{"linkedin":"https://linkedin.com/company/gobrightside","x":"https://twitter.com/Go_Brightside","facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/BrightsideBenefit/"},"leadership":[{"name":"Shawn Leavitt","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/shawn-leavitt"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does brightside do?","a":"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"},{"q":"Where is brightside headquartered?","a":"brightside is headquartered in Chandler, United States."},{"q":"When was brightside founded?","a":"brightside was founded in 2017."},{"q":"Who founded brightside?","a":"brightside was founded by Shawn Leavitt."},{"q":"How much funding has brightside raised?","a":"brightside has raised $75m (4) to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is brightside?","a":"brightside is categorized under Financial Wellness on DHRMap."}]}