Simply
UK workforce/people-analytics and skills-intelligence firm blending labour-market data with internal HRIS data; acquired by Lightcast.
About
Simply is a UK-based workforce and people-analytics and skills-intelligence firm that blends external labour-market data with internal HRIS data to identify skills gaps, design career pathways and plan skills transformation. Founded in 2016 by people-analytics and workforce-planning experts, it was acquired by Lightcast in 2025 and folded into Skill Collective.
Leadership
founders · executives- John GuyFounder
- Simon HainesFounder
- Victoria HodsonFounder
Recent moves
funding · M&A · launches- Oct 1, 2025
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