BrightFuture is a new kind of internet early-stage seed fund and startup incubator program, which has made investments in more than a dozen startup companies (as of September 2011), including Airbnb, FourSquare, Zynga, Zulily and others.

BrightFuture's team has been investing in geeks and entrepreneurs, creating new consumer internet startups, for years. Typical investment sizes range from $10,000 to $200,000, and our specialty is helping startups design functional products & solutions, define & measure customer-driven metrics, test distribution and marketing channels, understand scalability and customer acquisition cost and raise venture capital.


Bubble 2.0: Tons of Opportunities for Small Funds
According to MoneyTree report prepared by Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, except for a few brand names, most large consumer internet funds (seed funds, angels, venture capital funds) >$100M will die in the next 2-5 years. Why is this happening and what opportunities does it present for investors? Well there are really three main trends driving large funds out the venture capital business in the consumer internet space:



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In the form in which BrightFuture exists today, our organization was established in 2010. The legal entity behind BrightFuture is BrightFuture Ltd., an international company, incorporated in the Seychelles.