# Castlight Health

> Castlight Health sells healthcare navigation and benefits engagement software and advocacy services to employers and health plans. Its web and mobile platform combines personalized benefits information, provider and cost searches, wellbeing programs, human Care Guides, and the Prism AI guide. Founded in 2008, it was acquired by Vera Whole Health in 2022 and operates within apree health, a Mosaic Health business unit.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Sandy, United States
- **Founders:** Giovanni Colella (Co-founder and founding CEO), Todd Park (Co-founder), Bryan Roberts (Co-founder and founding chairman)
- **Products:** Navigation and Advocacy, Castlight Care Guides, Navigation and Clinical Advocacy, Prism, Wellbeing and rewards
- **Notable:** Completed its 2014 IPO at US$16 per share., Added wellbeing and benefits-engagement capabilities through the 2017 Jiff acquisition., Launched Care Guides in 2019.

## Products & services

- **Navigation and Advocacy** — Digital benefits hub, personalized recommendations, provider searches, cost information, wellbeing engagement, and human Care Guides.
- **Castlight Care Guides** — Clinical and benefits professionals assist with provider selection, appointments, benefit questions, bills, and care gaps.
- **Navigation and Clinical Advocacy** — RN Care Guides support triage, referrals, chronic conditions, medication education, care transitions, and post-discharge planning.
- **Prism** — Conversational AI guide using member-specific benefits and healthcare data with contextual handoff to human Care Guides; launched April 9, 2026 with phased rollout.
- **Wellbeing and rewards** — Health tracking, challenges, incentives, and access to employer-selected wellbeing programs.
- **Advanced primary care connections** — Navigation can connect to Vera Whole Health care services and partner providers, subject to geography and purchased services.
- **GLP-1 and Weight Management Program** — Clinical and coaching capabilities described in Castlight’s company timeline as part of its expanded clinical offering.

## Achievements

- Completed its 2014 IPO at US$16 per share.
- Added wellbeing and benefits-engagement capabilities through the 2017 Jiff acquisition.
- Launched Care Guides in 2019.
- Castlight reports NCQA certification for its health assessments in 2023.
- Launched Prism in April 2026.
- ArcBest case study reports 86% employee registration and 72% monthly active users; customer-specific reported results.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — April 9: Castlight announced Prism, its AI-powered benefits guide, with member-facing rollout over several quarters and explicit separation of roadmap features from general availability.
- **2026-04** — April 15: Product-team interview described Prism starting with conversational Q&A, with appointment booking and other agentic tasks as future ambitions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.castlighthealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/castlight-health/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CastlightHealth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CastlightHealth

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Last updated: 2026-10-02