About BrightQuery
BrightQuery is the sole provider of historical and current financials, employment and payroll data for both private & public US companies, sourced from up-to-date validated government filings.
The BQ proprietary Imputation methodology is derived from over ten years of collaborative academic research with federal statistical agencies and has been validated for accuracy via extensive back-testing with the IRS.
BrightQuery was founded in 2019 by Jose M. Plehn, Founder & CEO. Since it's founding, BQ has delivered multiple products to help Industries drive targeted sales, understand risk, drive acquisitions and numerous other use cases.
BQ continues to build valuable IP with predictive analytics and expansion of the dataset into global markets.
Leadership & Advisory

Founder & CEO
Jose Plehn is the CEO, Chief Data Officer, and Founder of BrightQuery ("BQ"). Jose has over ten years of academic experience working with federal statistical agencies, including the IRS, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Small Business Administration (SBA).
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Related Post & Videos
December 7, 2023
Understanding the universe of small companies that exists is critical for most organisations - especially financial services firms. Core business functions like customer due diligence and credit risk checks rely on it.
January 12, 2022
Jose Plehn-Dujowich discusses BrightQuery and data solutions in this RingLead / ZoomInfo interview.
BrightQuery Clients
BAI
The ProSight Small Business Report aggregates US private and public company data on financials, employment and payroll.

ZoomInfo (RingLead)
BQ data for multiple use cases, with particular focus on sales & marketing, is available via ZoomInfo (Ringlead)

Crux
BQ data is available through Crux.

Eagle Alpha
BQ employment and payroll data on private companies is available from Eagle Alpha via their Default Reveal Platform.

Stirista
BQ firmographics data on US Private and Public companies is available via Stirista.

Data Lagoon
Lagoon, a provider of information and analysis to VC and PE firms. incorporates BQ's financial data for high-tech companies into its platform and reports.
Open Corporates
BQ data is linked to Open Corporates business registration filings
Explore More About Jose
Learn more about Jose's academic, entrepreneurial, and government collaborations on the dedicated bio page.
