Brightseed

NutraWomen Wednesday: Sofia Elizondo, co-founder and COO, Brightseed

20-Mar-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Raised on Flintstone Vitamins, Sofia Elizondo predicts that future generations will grow up with vitamins, minerals and bioactives.

Manitoba Harvest partners with Brightseed to launch bioactive fiber

19-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Recent AI-led research identified hemp hulls as an untapped source of dietary fiber and gut-health beneficial bioactives. The finding is now opening doors for new partnerships and product developments.

Brightseed gets $1.6 Million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support at-risk mothers

19-Dec-2023

AI pioneers Brightseed have received $1.6 million funding from the Gates foundation to identify and validate natural bioactive compounds to improve birth outcomes by supporting undernourished pregnant and lactating women.

Bioactives’ moment has arrived

25-Jul-2023 By Danielle Masterson

A new coalition has formed, paving the way for mainstream awareness about bioactives found in plants, fungi and other natural sources.

Blue Diamond and Brightseed launch partnership to study almond bioactive compounds

08-Jun-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The research will look into bioactives in Blue Diamond’s almond supply, opening up new insights for the company to explore innovations in consumer health.

Brightseed enters microbiome space, announces collaboration with ADM

06-Apr-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The companies said the partnership will redefine the future of ingredients by advancing gut health.

Brightseed to debut dietary fiber with bioactives for gut health in protein crisp

26-Oct-2022 By Asia Sherman

Biotech company Brightseed has launched Brightseed Bio 01 – a novel bioactive-enriched, A.I.-powered dietary fiber sourced from hemp hulls that promotes gut health in food and beverage applications.

Brightseed closes $68M financing to accelerate A.I. discoveries and launch own ingredients

09-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

AI-phytonutrient pioneer Brightseed has announced $68 million in Series B funding to enable the company to accelerate its tech-based discoveries and launch novel ingredients for food, beverage, and supplements.

Brightseed & Olam partner to unlock novel bioactives in pepper & garlic

12-Jan-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Olam food ingredients (ofi) is partnering with AI-phytonutrient pioneers Brightseed and its Forager platform to explore and identify novel bioactives in black pepper and garlic.

Danone & Brightseed expand A.I. partnership to explore plant-based health benefits

04-Aug-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The three-year strategic collaboration aims to co-build an unparalleled understanding of the world’s most common crops and their impact on human biology, and advance Danone’s plant-based expertise.

NutraCast: Jim Flatt, PhD, CEO of Brightseed

07-May-2021 By Danielle Masterson

While many of us don’t completely understand plants on a molecular level, emerging technologies are helping us to do so. With the help of artificial intelligence, Jim Flatt, co-founder and CEO of Brightseed, is building a database that he says is the...

Danone and AI-powered startup Brightseed join forces to explore the ‘dark matter of nutrition’

10-Jun-2020 By Elaine Watson

Danone North America has teamed up with Brightseed – a San Francisco-based startup using AI to analyze hundreds of thousands of phytonutrients for potential health benefits – to probe key plant sources to identify “previously unknown health and nutrition...