Brightn
Cedar Rapids, US · Founded 2022 · Iowa corporation · 1 known investors
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Brightn is a mental wellness application that uses personalized life statements and AI-adjusted daily actions to help users balance their health, wealth, and purpose. The app treats wellness as an ongoing process rather than a one-time solution.
Founders & leadership
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Jeffrey JohnstoninCEO and FounderJeffrey Johnston spent 36 years as an entrepreneur before founding Brightn, including founding and selling an investment advisory firm; he also founded the Living Undeterred Project nonprofit and hosts the Living Undeterred Podcast. As Founder and CEO of Brightn, he develops an upstream behavioral-health platform embedded within healthcare systems and employer networks to provide early emotional support and risk identification.
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$440K disclosed across 1 round · 2024
▶$440KraisedMar 2025 · 15 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$440KraisedMar 2025 · 15 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jeffrey JohnstonExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $440K
- First sale
- Mar 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Iowa, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Competitors · 4
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Brightn do?
- Brightn is a mental wellness application that uses personalized life statements and AI-adjusted daily actions to help users balance their health, wealth, and purpose. The app treats wellness as an ongoing process rather than a one-time solution.
- Who are Brightn's investors?
- Brightn's investors include Innoventures Iowa.
- How much funding has Brightn raised?
- Brightn has disclosed $440K raised across 1 round.
- Where is Brightn headquartered?
- Brightn is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, US.


