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BrightBytes Raises $2.5M Series A Funding

By TechTaffy Desk

Educational analytics company BrightBytes has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from Rethink Education, a New York-based venture capital fund that invests in education technology startups. The funding follows the company’s raise of a $750,000 convertible note in December 2012, led by Learn Capital with participation from NewSchools Venture Fund.

Matt Greenfield, managing partner of Rethink Education, will be joining the BrightBytes board.

[Image courtesy: BrightBytes]

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