Brilliant

Helping people learn STEM

Brilliant logo
101-200 employees
  • B2C
  • Education
  • Training
  • Science
Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Company mission

To create a world of great problems solvers.

Top investors

24% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Brilliant is an online resource for high-quality STEM educational resources, aimed at students worldwide. Founded in 2012, the company sources lessons from award-winning experts from the likes of MIT, Google, and Caltech. Its focus is on providing bite-sized, interactive exercises that encourage conceptual understanding and enjoyment in the learning process.

With a drive to engage more young learners in STEM education, Brilliant may be on the right side of history. U.S. students underperform in STEM in world rankings with close economic competitors, and so the appetite to engage students with the kind of services Brilliant offers is growing.

The company also offer intermediate and advanced level courses for more experienced professionals, with over 10 million users worldwide. And with the rapid shift to virtual learning, Brilliant's highly accessible solution is only likely to grow in popularity.

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Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

May 2022

$50m

SERIES C

Jul 2020

$15m

SERIES B

Total funding: $73m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Sue Khim

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Studied Mathematics at the University of Chicago.

Silas Hundt

(Co-Founder & VP of Product)

Studied Statistics at the University of Chicago, and was CPO and Co-Founder of Alltuition.