When was Brilliant Labs founded?

Brilliant Labs was founded in 2019 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Brilliant Labs located?

Brilliant Labs is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore.

How many employees does Brilliant Labs have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Brilliant Labs is 11.

Is Brilliant Labs a funded company?

Brilliant Labs is a funded company, having raised a total of $6M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jun 28, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Brilliant Labs?

Brilliant Labs' latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 08, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Brilliant Labs rank among its competitors?

Brilliant Labs ranks 6th amongst 285 active competitors, of which 73 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was XREAL, which secured $100M in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Brilliant Labs?

Brilliant Labs' top competitors include XREAL, RealWear and Magic Leap. Among them, XREAL secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

Brilliant Labs - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AR-based open-source ecosystem for developers and hackers. It offers an AR device called Monocle for hackers. It also offers programming resources and firmware updates for Monocle on its website.

Website: brilliant.xyz
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Email ID: *****@brilliant.xyz

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2019

Location

Singapore, Singapore

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$6M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 08, 2024, $*****

Investors

Plug and Play Tech Center & 11 more

Ranked

6^th among 285 active competitors

Employee Count

11 as on May 31, 2026

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Brilliant Labs has raised a total funding of $6M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 28, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 08, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Brilliant Labs has 5 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Brilliant Labs:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 08, 2024	4793907	Seed	4239241	8633646	2133087	6817653
Oct 27, 2023	4110562	Seed	3275844	1006395	6906273	Wayfarer Foundation
Jun 28, 2023	1117238	Seed	9721152	8198576	Brendan Iribe & 7 more	8584027

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The founders of Brilliant Labs is Raj Nakarja. Bobak T is the CEO of Brilliant Labs.

Here are the details of Brilliant Labs' key team members:

Raj Nakarja: Cofounder & Head of Engineering of Brilliant Labs.
Bobak T: CEO of Brilliant Labs.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Brilliant Labs' employee count trend

Brilliant Labs has 11 employees as of May 26. Here is Brilliant Labs's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Brilliant Labs include XREAL, RealWear and Magic Leap. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Brilliant Labs, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	XREAL 2017, Sunnyvale (United States), Series D	Developer of augmented reality hardware, software, and related accessories	$433M	Kuaishou Technology, Sequoia Capital & 16 others	73/100
2nd	RealWear 2016, Vancouver (United States), Series C	Manufacturer of AI-voice-powered smart glasses for frontline industrial workforces	$128M	Columbia Ventures Corporation, Teradyne & 12 others	70/100
3rd	Magic Leap 2011, Plantation (United States), Acquired	Provider of a head-mounted virtual retinal display to view augmented reality	$3.48B	Public Investment Fund, Ntt DoCoMo & 43 others	70/100
4th	Lucyd 2017, Miami (United States), Public	Internet-first brand offering smart glasses and eyewear	$649K	Tekcapital, Ray Family	66/100
5th	Vuzix 1997, Rochester (United States), Public	Provider of smart glasses for remote support and teleconferencing	-	Intel, Advantas Capital Ventures & 2 others	65/100
6th	Brilliant Labs 2019, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	AR-based open-source ecosystem for developers and hackers	$6M	Plug and Play Tech Center, 1337 Ventures ... & 10 others	62/100
7th	Dispelix 2015, Espoo (Finland), Acquired	Developer of waveguide displays for augmented reality devices and glasses	$54.6M	Voima Ventures, Lifeline Ventures & 8 others	60/100
8th	CREAL 2017, Ecublens (Switzerland), Series C	Developer of light field display technology for augmented reality applications	$32M	ZEISS, Investiere & 13 others	57/100
9th	Bright Field of Vision 2014, Chaoyang (China), Series D	Provider of AI-powered smart glasses for multiple purposes	$48.3M	CCB International, yizhuangscienceandtechnology.vdtrxn ... & 7 others	57/100
10th	Avegant 2012, Belmont (United States), Series C	Develops hardware and software-based light field technology solutions	$81.7M	Intel, Liaison Interactive & 12 others	57/100