Brightwheel

Shark Tank appearance

Dated timeline

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities

DSSV, Inc. (identified in current company terms; state standing unverified)

Aliases

brightwheel, DSSV, Inc.

Successor/acquirer

None verified

No conclusive registry record was retrieved.

Notable findings and disputes

1. verified fact The current company site offers demos and pricing inquiries, and Experience Early Learning describes curriculum integration with brightwheel. These support an operating commercial presence, not an audit of service performance or financial health. [ BRW-PRESS, BRW-EXPERIENCE ]
2. strong corroboration Brightwheel's May 2, 2016 release says it raised $600,000 from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca and includes statements from both investors. This is direct company confirmation of financing, stronger than a televised handshake; executed investment documents and final equity percentages were not examined. [ BRW-FUNDING ]
3. strong corroboration Brightwheel's own announcement says it acquired Experience Early Learning. Its press index links to that release, and the acquired brand currently identifies itself as part of brightwheel. Brightwheel is the buyer in this transaction, not the acquired company. The inspected release does not specify purchase consideration or an exact closing date. [ BRW-ACQUISITION, BRW-PRESS, BRW-EXPERIENCE ]
4. verified fact The retrieved terms identify DSSV, Inc. as the contracting party and display a May 12, 2026 update date. This establishes current company self-identification, not current Delaware standing or proof that every sentence existed on the displayed date. [ BRW-TERMS ]

What we could not verify

• Exact acquisition closing date and consideration require additional historical transaction evidence; the raw draft's April 5, 2023 date is not imported as verified.
• Delaware file number, formation record and current standing were not established by an entity-specific state result. Federal trademark leads remain to be checked independently.
• The official video URL supplied by the research draft remains a lead for primary pitch review; exact ask and final equity mechanics are not independently verified here.
• S7E26 companion roster reconciliation remains in the coverage review; this record does not prove completion of the episode or larger corpus.
• No dated same-page archive comparison establishes historical edits. Current company statements are attributed, not assumed to be an exhaustive history.
• Partner disputes, litigation and successor-entity research remain incomplete; no clean-history conclusion is drawn.

Full research sources

1. BRW-FUNDING — Brightwheel announces Cuban and Sacca financing company press release published 2016-05-02 accessed 2026-09-10
2. BRW-PRESS — Brightwheel official press index company website accessed 2026-09-10
3. BRW-ACQUISITION — Brightwheel announces acquisition of Experience Early Learning company press release accessed 2026-09-10

   Followed from the company's own press index. Retrieved body confirms acquisition but exposes no publication timestamp; do not derive closing date from the URL.

4. BRW-EXPERIENCE — Experience Early Learning is part of brightwheel acquired company website accessed 2026-09-10
5. BRW-TERMS — Brightwheel terms identifying DSSV, Inc. company terms published 2026-05-12 accessed 2026-09-10

   Displayed update date, not an archived snapshot or formation date.