MISSION
Brightseed is an AI-driven data and biosciences pioneer on a mission to illuminate nature to restore human health.
Impacting Humanity
for the Better
Brightseed was founded by a diverse group of passionate individuals dedicated to addressing the world’s most pressing health challenges with solutions from the natural world.
From agricultural crops to specialized ingredients to pharmaceuticals, we are committed to advancing health by building an ecosystem that delivers the benefits of bioactives to consumers.
A Mission To Restore Human Health
Brightseed exists to change the way we approach health—and to shift us from a reactive system to a proactive one. Through science, we unlock natural solutions across the health continuum that change the lives of people around the world.
As health’s unsung heroes, bioactives offer the key to ending the burdens of chronic diseases. Because of this, Brightseed partners with industry leaders to commercialize and communicate the power of bioactives as we build the next era of human health.
OUR TEAM
Working Together
As One
We are scientists, technologists, metabolomics experts, biologists, natural product chemists, doctors, process engineers, supply chain builders, and business leaders. We are also musicians, athletes, mothers, fathers, artists, writers, and plant fanatics—all working together to advance the knowledge of plants and their impact on humankind.
Management
Jim Flatt, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO
Sofia Elizondo
Co-Founder and COO
Lee Chae, PhD
Co-Founder and CTO
Stephanie Wright
Chief People Officer
George Stagnitti
SVP Product
Jan Willem Van Klinken
SVP Medical, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Alina Slotnik
VP, Bioactives
Meng Xu
VP, Discovery
Michelle Masek
VP of Marketing
Anna Gershenzon
Head of Finance
Board
Bart Swanson
Investor, Horizons Ventures
Becky O’Grady
Former President of Yoplait and Häagen-Dazs, General Mills
Chuck Templeton
Former Founder and CEO, OpenTable, Former Chairman, GrubHub, Investor, S2G
Elaine Leavenworth
Former CMO, Abbott Nutrition
Ryan Rakestraw
Investor, Temasek International
Advisors
Bernhard van Lengerich
Former CSO, General Mills
Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH
Cardiologist & Dean of the School of Nutrition, Tufts University
Indra Nooyi
Former Chairman & CEO, Pepsico
Ryan D. Shadrick Wilson
CEO and Founder Boardwalk Collective
Walter Robb, PhD
Former CO-CEO, Whole Foods
Investors
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Press & Features
Food Ingredients First
Food Ingredients First: Brightseed and OFI have partnered to identify novel health benefits of black pepper and garlic
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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.