Transforming how decisions are made.
Power every decision with intelligence
Brightwave was built for a new era of business decision-making. Across every industry, teams are overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of information required to move quickly and confidently. Analysts, operators, and executives spend countless hours reviewing documents, research, reports, and internal knowledge, knowing that a missed detail can lead to costly mistakes or missed opportunities. While consumer AI promised to accelerate this work, it often fell short. It struggled with complex materials, overlooked critical context, and lacked the reliability required for high-stakes decisions. Brightwave changes that. We turn large volumes of unstructured information into clear, actionable intelligence in minutes, enabling teams to work faster, think deeper, and make better decisions with confidence.
Our mission is to redefine how organizations operate by removing the tradeoff between speed and rigor. We believe every business decision should be powered by comprehensive intelligence, giving teams the ability to move quickly without sacrificing depth or judgment. Our goal is simple: help people spend less time searching for information and more time making meaningful decisions.
Our founders
Brightwave brings decades of experience building AI systems and mission-critical infrastructure at Databricks, Workday, LinkedIn, and LedgerX.

Mike Conover
Founder & CEO
A leader in the field of artificial intelligence, Mike established the open-source language model engineering practice at Databricks. Mike holds a Ph.D. in complexity science and has been building AI systems and products for more than 15 years, including roles as Director of Financials Machine Learning at Workday and as an engineering lead for LinkedIn homepage news relevance.
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Brandon Kotara
Founder & CTO
Former CTO of federally-regulated derivatives exchange and clearinghouse LedgerX, Brandon has a wealth of experience building mission-critical finance infrastructure. Prior to LedgerX, Brandon served as technical lead overseeing AI systems for Workday's human capital management suite of products. His first deep learning patent was filed in 2018.
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