Brightwave CEO Mike Conover Speaks at Money20/20, Announces Series A Funding

At this year’s Money20/20 event, our CEO, Mike Conover, took the stage to unveil the exciting advancements our team is bringing to the financial research space. As one of finance and technology’s most influential events, Money20/20 provided a platform to showcase what Brightwave is, what it does and how it helps financial professionals to synthesize insights and streamline workflows to make faster, more informed investing decisions.

Accelerating Financial Research Workflows with AI

During his time on the panel, Mike shared details about our platform's ability to accelerate time to insight by synthesizing information across thousands of pieces of content, including:

• SEC filings
• Earnings call transcripts
• Sell-side analysis
• Investment memos
• Expert network calls
• Other critical and proprietary investment materials

Mike explained how Brightwave’s advanced reasoning system overcomes the limitations of manual analysis by delivering accurate, comprehensive insights at scale. By automating complex workflows and surfacing hidden opportunities, Brightwave empowers financial professionals to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions — enabling them to focus on strategy and drive better outcomes.

A Milestone Announcement: $15 Million Series A Funding

In addition to introducing our platform, Mike also announced the close of our $15 million Series A funding round, led by Decibel Partners with participation from OMERS Ventures. Following the announcement of our seed in June, Brightwave has seen brisk traction, quadrupling our revenue and bringing our total funding to $21 million in just 17 months — a reflection of the enthusiasm our investors in Brightwave and our product.

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The funding helps fuel our growth in three critical areas, including:

• Scaling Our Team: Expanding our talent pool with leaders in finance to further Brightwave’s mission to support human analysts in making smarter decisions faster.‍
• Data Partnerships: Broadening access to high-quality, high-signal datasets to enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of our platform.‍
• Product Development: Building new features to deliver even more helpful information to financial professionals.

Driving the Future of Financial Research

At Money20/20, Mike also spoke to our vision for the future. With mounting pressures on financial professionals to deliver faster, more accurate insights, Brightwave’s platform is designed to meet these challenges head-on.

Our platform is at the forefront of innovation, leveraging trustworthy, human-in-the-loop AI solutions to redefine how insights are gathered, analyzed, and applied. Backed by our recent funding, Brightwave is committed to developing transformative tools that shape the future of financial technology — empowering professionals to navigate complexity and make decisions with confidence.

Watch Mike at Money20/20

Want to see Mike Conover in action? Watch a clip from the panel here.

How Brightwave Can Help You

As a financial professional, you’re often tasked with analyzing vast amounts of complex, unstructured data to make informed investment decisions.

From SEC filings and earnings call transcripts to sell-side analysis, investment memos, and expert network calls, the sheer volume of information can be overwhelming. The process is not only time-intensive but also leaves room for critical details to be overlooked, creating uncertainty in your analysis.

Brightwave transforms this challenge into an opportunity. Our AI-powered platform synthesizes insights across thousands of documents, enabling you to uncover critical information in minutes — not hours. By delivering accurate, comprehensive findings and clear, actionable insights, Brightwave empowers you to navigate today’s data-rich environment with confidence, focus on high-value analysis, and stay ahead in a competitive market.‍

Contact us today to learn more about how Brightwave can help take off the burden of time-consuming research and help you focus more on critical thinking and building a compelling investment narrative.

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