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A media technology holding company that has acquired award-winning software businesses in video content ideation, production, post production, distribution and analysis

Boston, United StatesFounded 2021Consumer Services
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Backlight

Backlight is a global media technology company that is revolutionizing the way video and entertainment content is created, managed, and monetized. With two divisions, Backlight Creative and Backlight Streaming, organizations can partner with Backlight to solve their mission-critical business and operational challenges. Backlight Creative provides award-winning software solutions for secure and efficient media management, production tracking, and creative collaboration, while Backlight Streaming delivers leading cloud-native solutions for OTT, monetization, and hyper-distribution. Backlight has scaled its revenue, team, and solutions rapidly with the acquisition of five fast-growing media technology brands: ftrack, iconik, Celtx, Zype, and Wildmoka. What sets Backlight apart from other businesses in the same industry is their award-winning video and gaming-focused SaaS solutions, which were built by visionaries in the creative and entertainment industries who have demonstrated the ability to solve real market needs and become beloved by their customers.

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Founded
2021
Headquarters
Boston, United States
Sector
Consumer Services

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🇺🇸 United States32.6%
🇸🇪 Sweden13.9%
🇫🇷 France11.6%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom11.6%
🇨🇦 Canada10.5%
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