Lightcast - About the company
Lightcast is a funded company based in Moscow (United States), founded in 2000 by Seyed Ali R.. It operates as a Provider of staffing and workforce development services. The company has 665 active competitors, including 76 funded and 78 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Beeline, Legion and UKG.
Company Details
- Website
- lightcast.io
- Social
- Registered Address
- INNOV8,4th Floor,SKCL Tech Square, 14,South Phase,SIDCO Industrial Estate,Guindy, Guindy Industrial Estate, Chennai, Chennai City Corporation, Tamil Nadu, India, 600032
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2000
Location
Moscow, United States
Stage
Funding Raised
Ranked
22nd among 665 active competitors
Employee Count
761 as on Jun 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Lightcast
Lightcast is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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LIGHTCAST INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72100TN2002PTC049549 , India, Active | Sep 04, 2002 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 262 (As on Dec 31, 2024) |
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Lightcast's funding and investors
Lightcast is a funded company. Lightcast has 2 institutional investors.
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Lightcast's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Lightcast is Seyed Ali R..
Here are the details of Lightcast's key team members:
- Seyed Ali R.: Founder & CEO of Lightcast and founder of 4 other companies, including Dsnr, Coglayer and Seyed Ali R. - Founder.
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Lightcast's employee count trend
Lightcast has 761 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Lightcast's employee count trend over the years:
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Lightcast's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Lightcast include Beeline, Legion and UKG. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lightcast, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Beeline 1999, Jacksonville (United States), Acquired | Provider of extended workforce management platform and related solutions | $45M | 77/100 | |
2nd | Legion 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series C | AI-based workforce management software solution | $195M | 76/100 | |
3rd |  UKG 1977, Lowell (United States), Early Stage | Provider of human capital management, workforce management, and payroll solutions for businesses | $6.09M | 74/100 | |
4th | _1583131926473.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Deputy 2008, Atlanta (United States), Series B | Provider of workforce management platform for scheduling, HR, and compliance | $143M | 71/100 | |
5th | WorkForce Software 1999, Livonia (United States), Acquired | Provider of suite solutions for contingent workforce management | $188M | 70/100 | |
6th | Assembled San Francisco (United States), Series B | Developer of workforce management portal | $70.7M | 69/100 | |
7th | Shiftsmart 2015, New York City (United States), Series B | Application based platform offering employee scheduling solution | $117M | 66/100 | |
8th | Work Market 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of software for managing independent contractor onboarding and payments | $66M | 66/100 | |
9th |  Nowsta 2015, Brooklyn (United States), Series C | Web based Mobile workforce management software | $93M | 64/100 | |
10th |  Indeavor 1996, Madison (United States), Early Stage | Platform offering workforce management software solutions | $590K | - | 64/100 |
22nd |  Lightcast 2000, Moscow (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of staffing and workforce development services | - | 55/100 |
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Lightcast's Investments and acquisitions
Lightcast has acquired 3 companies including Rhetorik, Stratigens and Gazelle.ai. Lightcast has not made any investments as of now.Here is the list of its acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jul 08, 2025 | Acquisition | 1995 | Quebec City (Canada) | |
Aug 27, 2024 | Acquisition | 2012 | Cardiff (United Kingdom) | |
Apr 12, 2023 | Acquisition | 2017 | Montreal (Canada) |
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News related to Lightcast
Filter this listMedia has covered Lightcast for a total of 4 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about partnerships.
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MetropolisIQ and Lightcast Partner to Enhance AI-Powered Site SelectionPR Newswire•Nov 17, 2025•Lightcast, Metropolis IQ
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Lightcast & Carahsoft Partner to Provide Data-Driven Workforce Strategies for Public SectorGlobeNewswire•Sep 11, 2025•Lightcast, Carahsoft
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Lightcast Acquires Labor Market Intelligence Tool RhetorikHrtechfeed•Jul 08, 2025•Lightcast, Rhetorik
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Lightcast Acquires Rhetorik to Expand Global Data Intelligence TechRad AI•Jul 08, 2025•Lightcast, Rhetorik
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