# Brilliant Smart Home

> Brilliant Smart Home (Brilliant NextGen, Inc.) makes smart home control simple by replacing a wall of light switches with an in-wall touchscreen that runs lighting, climate, music, intercom, cameras, and smart devices from one panel and one app. Founded in 2015 in San Mateo, California, the company sells control panels, smart dimmer switches, and smart plugs to homeowners, home builders, and multifamily property managers. After a 2024 bankruptcy and acquisition by Almeida Strategic Investments, it relaunched as Brilliant NextGen with a builder-and-integrator focus and a second-generation Power over Ethernet platform.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Mateo, California, United States
- **Founders:** Aaron Emigh (Co-founder & former CEO), Steven Stanek (Co-founder), Jeremy Hiatt (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 41 employees
- **Products:** Brilliant Smart Home Control Panel, Second-Generation PoE Control, Smart Dimmer Switch, Smart Plug, Brilliant App
- **Notable:** Created an award-winning in-wall smart home control panel category, Raised $70.7M in total funding over four rounds from 17 investors, Survived a 2024 bankruptcy and relaunched as Brilliant NextGen, Inc.

## Products & services

- **Brilliant Smart Home Control Panel** — An in-wall touchscreen that replaces standard light switches and controls lighting, climate, music, intercom, cameras, and connected devices, with built-in Alexa and a companion app.
- **Second-Generation PoE Control** — A Power over Ethernet control panel built on Brilliant's second-generation architecture, designed for professional installers, builders, and integrators.
- **Smart Dimmer Switch** — A connected in-wall dimmer that pairs with the Brilliant system for app, voice, and panel-based lighting control.
- **Smart Plug** — A plug-in module that brings lamps and appliances into the Brilliant smart home ecosystem.
- **Brilliant App** — A single mobile app for remote control, scenes and routines, and management of the whole Brilliant system.

## Achievements

- Created an award-winning in-wall smart home control panel category
- Raised $70.7M in total funding over four rounds from 17 investors
- Survived a 2024 bankruptcy and relaunched as Brilliant NextGen, Inc.
- Secured $9.7M in 2025 to fund its second-generation PoE platform and AI features
- Debuted second-generation PoE control at CEDIA Expo in September 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Brilliant NextGen secured $9.7M led by Almeida Strategic Investments with Tyrod Taylor's Strategic Investments Fund to fund its second-generation PoE product and AI features.
- **2025-09** — Second-generation Power over Ethernet control began shipping and debuted at CEDIA Expo for professional installers.
- **2025-05** — Brilliant NextGen unveiled its second-generation smart home products.
- **2024-08** — Brilliant was acquired by Almeida Strategic Investments (Evan and Michael Almeida) with David Blum, relaunching as Brilliant NextGen, Inc. with a focus on builders and multifamily.

## Links

- Website: https://brilliant.tech
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/brillianthome
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BrilliantTech
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqc82-Px0EmZGPMmSfOmXow
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brilliant_tech/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrilliantTech/

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Last updated: 2026-06-29