Lightcast Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 651

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 5

  • Investments
  • 6

Lightcast General Information

Description

Developer of labor market analytics software designed to deliver real-time data and planning tools to educators, employers and public sector constituents. The company's software delivers job market analytics and intuitive insight by examining career patterns, skills, relevant experiences and supply-demand dynamics across different jobs, enabling employers, workers and educators to make data-driven decisions for recruiting, staffing, academic planning and workforce planning and have detailed real-time awareness into skill gaps and labor market demand.

Contact Information

Website
www.lightcast.io
Formerly Known As
Burning Glass Technologies, Emsi Burning Glass
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 232 North Almon Street
  • Moscow, ID 83843
  • United States
+1 (208)
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Automation/Workflow Software
Human Capital Services
Vertical(s)
HR Tech, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 232 North Almon Street
  • Moscow, ID 83843
  • United States
+1 (208)

Lightcast Timeline

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Lightcast Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Lightcast Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of labor market analytics software designed to deliver real-time data and planning tools to educators, employe
Business/Productivity Software
Moscow, ID
651 As of 2025

Amsterdam, Netherlands
 

Palo Alto, CA
 
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Lightcast Competitors (19)

One of Lightcast’s 19 competitors is Textkernel, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Textkernel Private Equity-Backed Amsterdam, Netherlands
SkyHive Private Equity-Backed Palo Alto, CA
CareerBuilder Private Equity-Backed Chicago, IL
Entelo Private Equity-Backed San Francisco, CA
Claro Workforce Analytics Private Equity-Backed Nashua, NH
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Lightcast Patents

  • 2

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Lightcast Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-6917952-B1 Application-specific method and apparatus for assessing similarity between two data objects Inactive 26-May-2000
US-6728695-B1 Method and apparatus for making predictions about entities represented in documents Inactive 26-May-2000

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Lightcast Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Lightcast Investments & Acquisitions (6)

Lightcast’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Stratigens. The deal was made on 27-Aug-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Stratigens 27-Aug-2024 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
eIMPACT 15-Dec-2023 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
The Career Leadership Collective (Alumni Survey Business) 21-Sep-2023 Buyout/LBO Other Commercial Services
Gazelle.ai 12-Apr-2023 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
Economic Modeling Specialists International 14-Jun-2021 Buyout/LBO Human Capital Services
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Lightcast Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Stratigens Newport, United Kingdom 2012

Lightcast FAQs

  • When was Lightcast founded?

    Lightcast was founded in 1999.

  • Where is Lightcast headquartered?

    Lightcast is headquartered in Moscow, ID.

  • What is the size of Lightcast?

    Lightcast has 651 total employees.

  • What industry is Lightcast in?

    Lightcast’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is Lightcast a private or public company?

    Lightcast is a Private company.

  • What is Lightcast’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Lightcast is .

  • How much funding has Lightcast raised over time?

    Lightcast has raised $2.8M.

  • Who are Lightcast’s investors?

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has invested in Lightcast.

  • Who are Lightcast’s competitors?

    Textkernel, SkyHive, CareerBuilder, Entelo, and Claro Workforce Analytics are some of the 19 competitors of Lightcast.

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