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Who is Backlight?
Backlight is a private equity firm.
Firm facts
Backlight
- Type
- private equity firm
- Website
- backlight.co
- Backed by
- PSG Equity
Industries
Last verified 2026-10-30
How they work
Backlight develops software for media creation, collaboration, asset management and distribution. It launched in 2022 with the acquisitions of ftrack, iconik, Celtx, Wildmoka and Zype; its current website continues to present those product families.
Backlight was assembled through five acquisitions at launch. Its 2022 launch announcement also described funding intended to support further add-ons; the reviewed current website does not publish financial acquisition thresholds or a seller timetable.
- Sector focus
- Media technology serving the video content lifecycle, including creation, collaboration, asset management, distribution and monetisation.
Their portfolio
Showing 5 of 5 known holdings — coverage is still partial.
Company
Sector
What they do
- SectorMedia & telecomWhat they doScriptwriting and pre-production planning software for film, television and other media.
- SectorMedia & telecomWhat they doProduction tracking, planning and media review software for creative production teams.
- SectorMedia & telecomWhat they doMedia asset management software for organising, finding and collaborating on video content.
- SectorMedia & telecomWhat they doSoftware for creating and distributing video clips and live content across digital destinations.
- SectorMedia & telecomWhat they doVideo streaming and distribution software for operating and monetising video services.
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Sources
- backlight.co · portfolio page
- backlight.co · website
- via.tt.se · research
The truth, first.Data as at 2026-10-30