Bridgetown Research, a Seattle, WA-based AI decision science startup that offers AI agents for decision research, has raised $19 million in Series A funding.
Investors
The round was led by Lightspeed and Accel, with additional participation from a prominent research university.
Lightspeed is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations in the enterprise, consumer, fintech, and health sectors. With $25B AUM, it has backed 500+ companies globally over two decades, with teams across the U.S., Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia.
Accel is a global venture capital firm that aims to be the first partner to exceptional teams everywhere from inception through all phases of private company growth. Operating in India since 2008, the firm focuses on sectors like SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, and consumer tech, helping ambitious entrepreneurs build iconic global businesses.
Bridgetown Research Use of Funds
The company plans to use the funds to enhance its AI agents, expand its analytical capabilities across various industries, and strengthen industry partnerships to improve access to domain-specific intelligence.
About the Company
Founded by Harsh Sahai, Bridgetown Research is an AI company that develops autonomous AI agents for research and analysis, utilizing both primary and secondary data. The company’s AI agents conduct research, gather proprietary data, and assist businesses in making strategic decisions. Its voice agents and web crawlers are responsible for finding and cleaning data, while its analysis agents generate repeatable, auditable, and reliable insights. Bridgetown Research serves private equity and venture capital firms, consulting firms, and large corporations in the U.S. and U.K.
Funding Details
Company: Bridgetown Research
Raised: $19.0M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: February 2025
Lead Investors: Lightspeed, Accel
Additional Investor:
Company Website: https://www.bridgetownresearch.com/
Software Category: AI Business Intelligence and Decision Science
Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/26/3033001/0/en/Bridgetown-Research-raises-19M-from-Lightspeed-and-Accel-to-deploy-AI-business-research-agents.html