{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtg3jaue000xs1163e1ibbcx","name":"Simply","slug":"simply","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/simply","shortDescription":"UK workforce/people-analytics and skills-intelligence firm blending labour-market data with internal HRIS data; acquired by Lightcast.","categories":[{"name":"People Analytics","slug":"people-analytics"},{"name":"Skills Intelligence","slug":"skills-intelligence"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Acquirer page (Lightcast)","url":"https://lightcast.io/","type":"verification","field":"website","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T15:24:44.665Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/simply","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Simply","website":"https://lightcast.io/","longDescription":"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.","hqLocation":"United Kingdom","country":"United Kingdom","foundedYear":"2016","founder":"John Guy, Victoria Hodson, Simon Haines","acquiredBy":"Lightcast","social":{},"leadership":[{"name":"John Guy","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/john-guy"},{"name":"Victoria Hodson","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/victoria-hodson"},{"name":"Simon Haines","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/simon-haines"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Simply do?","a":"UK workforce/people-analytics and skills-intelligence firm blending labour-market data with internal HRIS data; acquired by Lightcast."},{"q":"Where is Simply headquartered?","a":"Simply is headquartered in United Kingdom."},{"q":"When was Simply founded?","a":"Simply was founded in 2016."},{"q":"Who founded Simply?","a":"Simply was founded by John Guy, Victoria Hodson, Simon Haines."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Simply?","a":"Simply is categorized under People Analytics, Skills Intelligence on DHRMap."}]}