Proven Optics Acquires brightfin and Names Joel Martins CEO
January 7, 2026
Proven Optics has acquired brightfin to combine Proven Optics' IT financial management capabilities with brightfin's technology expense management solutions, and appointed Joel Martins as CEO of the combined organization. The deal (backed by majority investor Silversmith Capital Partners and with prior growth investment from ServiceNow) expands the platform's ServiceNow-native capabilities, customer support, and AI-enabled functionality for enterprise and public-sector customers.
- Buyers
- Proven Optics
- Targets
- brightfin
- Platforms
- Proven Optics
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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