Website www.bright.com Founded 2011 | Headquarters San Francisco Type of business Private | |
Industry Online services, Job search engine Key people Steve Goodman (CEO)
Eduardo Vivas (Co-Founder)
Anthony Duerr (Co-Founder)
Nitin Perumbeti (Co-Founder)
Nicholas Doucette (Co-Founder)
Jason Martorana (Vice President, Operations) |
Bright.com joined the LinkedIn family in February 2014 in an acquisition for $120 million.
Bright Media is the parent company behind Bright.com, an online job matching tool that uses a computer algorithm to determine a potential employee’s fitness for a particular advertised position. Bright Media oversees Bright Labs, a subsection of Bright.com that provides access to data and resources on the current job market. Bright Media is led by CEO Steve Goodman.
History
Bright was founded in February 2011. After its acquisition in February 2014, Bright.com had plans to expand its operation in the Philippines. However, due to the acquisition, LinkedIn decided to shut down Bright's operation in the said country; around 80 employees lost their jobs because of the incident. Steve Goodman has held the position of CEO since the company’s inception. The site hosts 2.1 million job descriptions.