Creating your Bright Capital account
Sign up, verify your email address, and choose the role that matches how you will use the platform.
Last updated August 3, 2026
Before you start
Bright Capital is a private-markets platform for companies raising capital and for qualified investors evaluating opportunities. Accounts are free to create; access to certain investor-only surfaces depends on verification.
Create your account
- Go to Get Started in the top navigation.
- Enter your work email address and choose a password.
- Submit the form. We send a verification message immediately.
Email verification is mandatory. Until you confirm the link, you can sign in but protected areas of the dashboard stay locked.
Verify your email
Open the message from Bright Capital and select the confirmation link. If it has not arrived within a few minutes:
- Check spam and quarantine folders.
- Confirm you typed the address correctly on the signup form.
- Request a new link from the sign-in screen.
Choose your role
During onboarding you tell us whether you are primarily a founder/company or an investor. This choice shapes your dashboard, your default navigation, and which documentation is highlighted for you. You can change it later in settings.
What happens next
After verification you land on your workspace. The fastest path to value is completing your profile — discovery and matching both depend on it.
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