# Brightly

> Brightly is a climate technology company that transforms food surplus data into intelligence, enabling organizations to measure, optimize, and create value—including verified carbon credits—from food waste diversion.

Company page on Leadbay: https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/brightly.earth · loaded 2026-10-29

## At a glance

- Website: https://brightly.earth
- Team based in: Boston (brightly.earth and 1 more)
- Founded: 2023 (brightly.earth and 1 more)
- Founders: Andy Levitt
- Industry: Environmental Services
- Employees: 9 (employees and founders, investors not counted; brightly.earth and 1 more)
- Total funding: $2.4M (brightly.earth and 1 more)
- Backed by: Collaborative Fund, Founders Factory, Schreiber Foods, WindSail Capital Group, Plug and Play
- Seen in its site's code: Framer (framerusercontent.com), Google Workspace (MX alt4.aspmx.l.google.com) (read 2026-10-30)
- Email: info@brightly.earth

## What it sells, to whom

- Brightly is a climate technology company that transforms food surplus data into intelligence, enabling organizations to measure, optimize, and create value—including verified carbon credits—from food waste diversion. ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/about), [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/), [crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightly-540d))

## Why it stands out

- Achieved first-ever Verra issuance for rescued food carbon credits (VM0046) ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/))
- Competes with: Various environmental services and climate tech firms focusing on food waste and carbon markets ([crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightly-540d), [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/606558-07))

## Products and services

- Food waste measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) platform ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/), [crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightly-540d), [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/solutions))
- Food rescue carbon credits (Verra VM0046) ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/), [crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightly-540d), [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/solutions))
- Insetting strategies and Scope 3 emissions reduction tools ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/), [crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightly-540d), [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/solutions))

## Customers and markets

- **Customers**: Food rescue organizations (FROs), Food banks, Food businesses (manufacturers, distributors, retailers, foodservice), Feeding America (partner) ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/about), [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/))
- **Markets**: Food rescue networks and food banks ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/), [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/insights/brightly-expands-its-food-rescue-climate-model-globally-bringing-climate-finance-to-hunger-relief-at-scale))
- **Markets**: Corporate food systems, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers ([brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/), [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/insights/brightly-expands-its-food-rescue-climate-model-globally-bringing-climate-finance-to-hunger-relief-at-scale))

## Team

- Andy Levitt, Founder and CEO
- Matt Jones, Founding Partner, VP of Operations
- Nico Dobler, Founding Partner, VP of Climate Solutions

Backed by: Collaborative Fund, Founders Factory, Schreiber Foods, WindSail Capital Group, Plug and Play

## Latest news

- 2026-10-06 · [A Tale of Two Impacts: Tackling Food Insecurity and Food Waste in the United States  - Verra](https://verra.org/case-studies/brightly-food-waste/) (verra.org)
- 2026-07-06 · [Brightly Achieves First-Ever Carbon Project Registration for Food Recovery](https://www.scsglobalservices.com/news/brightly-achieves-first-ever-carbon-project-registration-for-food-recovery) (scsglobalservices.com)
- 2026-01-29 · [Brightly Expands Its Food-Rescue Climate Model Globally, Bringing Climate Finance to Hunger Relief at Scale](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/887628677/brightly-expands-its-food-rescue-climate-model-globally-bringing-climate-finance-to-hunger-relief-at-scale) (einpresswire.com)
- 2025-02-10 · [Brightly Appoints Karina Bautista as Senior Director of Food Systems Sustainability](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/784134282/brightly-appoints-karina-bautista-as-senior-director-of-food-systems-sustainability) (einpresswire.com)
- 2024-12-16 · [Schreiber Foods Leads Brightly's $2.3M Seed Round to Turn Food Waste into Carbon Credits](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/schreiber-foods-leads-brightlys-2-3m-seed-round-to-turn-food-waste-into-carbon-credits-302332542.html) (prnewswire.com)

## Where to find more

- [Brightly](https://brightly.earth/about)
- [This page in Markdown, for agents](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/brightly.earth.md)

## Decision makers

- [Andy Levitt](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/andy-levitt--brightly.earth.md), Founder and CEO
- [Matt Jones](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/matt-jones--brightly.earth.md), Founding Partner, VP of Operations
- [Nico Dobler](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/nico-dobler--brightly.earth.md), Founding Partner, VP of Climate Solutions

Work emails and direct phones come with a Leadbay account: https://wow.leadbay.ai/?register=true

Where it comes from: 25 sites read (brightly.earth, prnewswire.com, crunchbase.com, pitchbook.com, schreiberfoods.com, foundersfactory.com, verra.org, scsglobalservices.com, …).

## Best angle

2026-09-01 · Product: ☕💜 This morning, we celebrated the start of World Alzheimer's Month the Brightly way — with a Purple Morning Tea, wonderful company, and the official launch of MindThrive, our new brain health … (1 source)

## Best way in

- Message on X: The company's own account

## Signals: what happened

- 2026-10-29 · Headcount: Headcount up 50% in a year (1 source: [A company database](https://brightly.earth/))
- 2026-10-20 · News: Seven commitments for a healthier brain 🧠 (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agebrightly_seven-commitments-for-a-healthier-brain-activity-7518115081478483969-hnFP))
- 2026-10-13 · News: People build subject matter expertise solving complex problems (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brightly_what-is-a-subject-matter-expert-in-the-ai-activity-7515870284822777856-W1ND))
- 2026-10-08 · News: Keeping up with best practices can be a bit of a brain-bender. (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brightly_aisearch-activity-7514031676889522177-WBKs))
- 2026-10-08 · News: When an AI agent gets access to your company's data, finding the data is the easy part. (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brightly-works_datastrategy-ai-datagovernance-activity-7513868279078150144-Y-mv))
- 2026-10-06 · News: A Tale of Two Impacts: Tackling Food Insecurity and Food Waste in the United States (1 source: [verra.org](https://verra.org/case-studies/brightly-food-waste/))
- 2026-10-05 · News: How's your health actually tracking? (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agebrightly_hows-your-health-actually-tracking-not-activity-7512680159880159232-82vf))
- 2026-09-29 · Interviews: Brightly Storytime Together (1 source: [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDcpsppkgAlpCwUTFkAH30JmucqFz2p5d))
- 2026-09-01 · Product: ☕💜 This morning, we celebrated the start of World Alzheimer's Month the Brightly way — with a Purple Morning Tea, wonderful company, and the official launch of MindThrive, our new brain health … (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agebrightly_age-brightly-mindthrive-launch-event-highlight-activity-7500424522265911298-AxzU))
- 2026-07-06 · News: Brightly Achieves First-Ever Carbon Project Registration for Food Recovery (1 source: [scsglobalservices.com](https://www.scsglobalservices.com/news/brightly-achieves-first-ever-carbon-project-registration-for-food-recovery))
- 2026-01-29 · Expansion: Brightly Expands Its Food-Rescue Climate Model Globally, Bringing Climate Finance to Hunger Relief at Scale (1 source: [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/887628677/brightly-expands-its-food-rescue-climate-model-globally-bringing-climate-finance-to-hunger-relief-at-scale))
- 2025-04-22 · News: Schreiber Foods Purchases Carbon Credits from Brightly to Tackle Climate Change and Food Insecurity (1 source: [schreiberfoods.com](https://www.schreiberfoods.com/whats-happening/schreiber-foods-purchases-carbon-credits-from-brightly-to-tackle-climate-change-and-food-insecurity/))

## Working on now

- Building a broad data intelligence platform for food systems to measure, understand, and optimize surplus food impact.
- Recently achieved issuance of 721,000+ verified carbon credits under Verra's VM0046 methodology (Sept 2026).
- Expanding global food rescue climate model, including partnerships in Israel (Leket Israel).
- Supporting a U.S. network covering 97% of counties via partnerships with 198 Feeding America food banks and 28 independent food rescue orgs.
- Offering food-waste carbon credits on the Xpansiv CBL exchange.

From: [brightly.earth](https://brightly.earth/), [Brightly](https://brightly.earth/insights/brightly-announces-first-verra-issuance-of-carbon-credits-for-rescued-food), [Brightly](https://brightly.earth/insights/brightly-expands-its-food-rescue-climate-model-globally-bringing-climate-finance-to-hunger-relief-at-scale), [Brightly](https://brightly.earth/insights/xpansiv-to-launch-first-of-their-kind-food-waste-carbon-credits-from-brightly-on-cbl-exchange)

## Summary

Brightly is a climate-tech company that transforms food surplus data into intelligence and high-integrity carbon credits to fund food rescue organizations [1][2][3]. It helps food producers, manufacturers, and retailers measure emissions, optimize waste pathways, and achieve Scope 3 reductions through carbon accounting and insetting services [2][3][4]. Founded in 2023 by Andy Levitt, Jesse Kahn, and Jules Fogarty, the company is backed by investors including Schreiber Foods, G-Force, Collaborative Fund, Clear Current Capital, and Windsail Capital [2][5]. Brightly partners with food rescue organizations like Feeding America and Leket Israel [6][7]. As of September 2026, Brightly successfully achieved the first-ever Verra-issued carbon credits for rescued food [1][6].

[1]: https://brightly.earth/ "INTELLIGENCE"
[2]: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/schreiber-foods-leads-brightlys-2-3m-seed-round-to-turn-food-waste-into-carbon-credits-302332542.html "Schreiber Foods Leads Brightly's $2.3M Seed Round to Turn Food Waste into Carbon Credits"
[3]: https://www.schreiberfoods.com/whats-happening/schreiber-foods-purchases-carbon-credits-from-brightly-to-tackle-climate-change-and-food-insecurity/ "Schreiber Foods Purchases Carbon Credits from Brightly to Tackle Climate Change and Food Insecurity - Schreiber Foods"
[4]: https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/606558-07 "Brightly 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook"
[5]: https://foundersfactory.com/articles/investing-in-brightly/ "Investing in Brightly—carbon credits from food recovery - Founders Factory"
[6]: https://brightly.earth/insights/carbon-credits-for-avoided-food-waste-are-now-on-the-market "Brightly"
[7]: https://brightly.earth/insights/brightly-expands-its-food-rescue-climate-model-globally-bringing-climate-finance-to-hunger-relief-at-scale "Brightly"
[8]: https://brightly.earth/about "Brightly"

## Sources

- [Brightly's website](https://brightly.earth)
- [Brightly](https://brightly.earth/insights/brightly-announces-first-verra-issuance-of-carbon-credits-for-rescued-food)
- [Brightly](https://brightly.earth/insights/xpansiv-to-launch-first-of-their-kind-food-waste-carbon-credits-from-brightly-on-cbl-exchange)