Startup Fundraising Advisory

Raise your round.
Without the chaos.

Fundraising is a full-time job. So is building a company. Brightwood handles the entire investor outreach process end-to-end — finding the right investors, getting in front of them, and filling your calendar with qualified meetings — so you only have to do one of those jobs.

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Fully hands-off

We run it — you show up to meetings

Cold to warm

We turn cold outreach into real relationships

Built to last

Close this round, build a network for your next one

About

Founded by a founder,
for founders.

Brightwood Capital was built on a simple belief: great founders shouldn't have to become full-time fundraisers. Raising capital is a craft — it takes the right investor list, the right messaging, and relentless follow-through.

We specialize in one thing: running the investor outreach process end-to-end, so you can stay in the business. Our campaigns combine proprietary research, personalized LinkedIn and email outreach, and hands-on reply management to get you in front of the right investors.

Brightwood works with founders raising seed through Series B, typically between $2M and $25M+.

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Founded BrightGreens — Backed by Kellogg's Built and scaled a consumer brand from the ground up, raising $5M with Kellogg's as lead investor. Successfully exited.

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Daymond John's Team — Shark Tank Deal Sourcing Helped the team supporting Shark Tank investor Daymond John source and evaluate early-stage startup opportunities.

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Sales Lead — Republic.co Led the sales team at Republic, one of the most recognized equity crowdfunding platforms in the US.

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Deal Sourcing — Wavemaker Labs (Buck Jordan) Sourced and evaluated early-stage startups for Wavemaker Labs, a prominent food & ag tech venture studio.

$Brian Mitchell$

Brian Mitchell

Founder & Managing Director

Brian has been on both sides of the table — as a founder who raised institutional capital and as an advisor who has helped dozens of startups navigate the fundraising process. He brings operational credibility, investor network access, and a direct, no-nonsense approach to every engagement.

“If you can delegate it, you must. Every hour a founder spends chasing investors is an hour not spent building.”

How It Works

A full campaign,
managed for you.

We run a structured, repeatable process that puts your company in front of qualified investors every week — without you having to manage a single spreadsheet.

Strategy & List Build

We start with a deep-dive call to understand your company, traction, and target raise. From there, we build a custom investor list using Crunchbase, Apollo, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator — targeted by stage, sector, and check size.

Outreach Campaign

We launch personalized LinkedIn and email campaigns on your behalf. Every message is tailored, tracked, and followed up systematically — so no warm lead goes cold. Campaigns run continuously throughout the engagement.

Meeting Management

We handle all investor replies, qualify interest, and book meetings directly to your calendar via Calendly. You show up prepared to the conversations that matter — we handle everything in between.

Who This Is For

You know what you'd do
with the money.

Brightwood works with founders at a specific and critical moment in their company's life.

You've spent years building something real. You have customers, you have proof, and you know exactly what you'd do with $3M. But you have less than six months of runway, no term sheet, and the fundraising process is eating the time you need to run the business.

Brightwood exists for exactly this moment.

Raise your round.Without the chaos.

Founded by a founder,for founders.

A full campaign,managed for you.

You know what you'd dowith the money.

Your round won'traise itself.

Raise your round.
Without the chaos.

Founded by a founder,
for founders.

A full campaign,
managed for you.

You know what you'd do
with the money.

Your round won't
raise itself.