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Helps enterprise clients derive meaning, gain insights and identify human connections in unstructured data

Chicago, United StatesFounded 2004AI
Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2013
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Brainspace

Brainspace operates as a specialized data analytics and eDiscovery platform, now an integral part of Reveal, following a strategic merger in January 2021. Originally established in 2004 by Dallas entrepreneur Dave Copps, the company carved a niche in applying machine learning to complex data challenges. Prior to its combination with Reveal, Brainspace was acquired around 2016 and functioned as a business unit within Cyxtera, a global cybersecurity firm. The 2021 merger with Reveal was backed by a significant $200 million investment from K1 Investment Management, creating a powerhouse in the AI-driven legal technology sector. The business focuses on providing visual analytics and augmented intelligence solutions to clients that need to sift through massive volumes of unstructured data. Its primary market consists of law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and legal service providers who utilize the platform for eDiscovery, internal investigations, compliance, and litigation support. Revenue is generated through software subscriptions and partnerships. The merger with Reveal created a comprehensive, end-to-end platform, combining Reveal's AI-powered review capabilities with Brainspace's advanced data analytics engine. The core of Brainspace's offering is its patented software that uses machine learning and interactive data visualizations to uncover patterns, concepts, and connections within data sets. Key features include a "Cluster Wheel" for interactive topic exploration, communication analysis to map networks of people, and concept searching that expands queries to find related ideas. The platform also offers continuous multimodal learning, allowing users to train the system to recognize specific behaviors and prioritize documents for review. This technology is designed to accelerate the process of identifying critical information, handling numerous languages, and integrating with other eDiscovery tools like Relativity and Nuix. The stated goal is to make the data analysis process more efficient, potentially reducing review times by a large margin.

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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2004
Headquarters
Chicago, United States
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
56.4/100
Industry
Enterprise Software
Sector
AI, User Experience, Analytics, Data Analytics, Publishing, Core AI, Hard Tech, AI Applications, DT and LS
Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Machine Learning
Business model
SaaS
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
1 company, latest Jan 2021
Capital deployed
—
Preferred round
MERGER

Funding history

5 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Jan 2021 $100M — K1 Investment Management —
MERGEROther financing Jan 2021 $0 — Reveal Data —
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Growth signals

Brainspace website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Brainspace is 170 monthly website visits, down 48.5% over the last three months.

Latest monthly visits170 3-month web change-48.5%
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

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Investors

4 investors on the cap table

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Series B and later2 investors entered at this stage

  • Medina Capital
  • K1 Investment Management

Other known investors2 additional known investors

  • Cyxtera Technologies
  • Reveal Data
Team profiled 3 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
🇺🇸 United States · Chicago HQ
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Market sentiment

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