# Talent Systems, LLC

> Talent Systems is the Los Angeles technology company that quietly runs the plumbing behind modern casting. Through a roster of acquired brands - Casting Networks, Spotlight, Cast It, Casting Frontier, Staff Me Up and Tagmin - it connects casting directors, agents and productions with millions of performers and crew across film, television, commercials, theater and streaming. Founded in 2017 and backed by RedBird Capital Partners, it has stitched a fragmented industry into one global casting software ecosystem generating an estimated $121.7M in annual revenue.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** Shujah Hassan (CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 1,300 employees
- **Products:** Casting Networks, Spotlight, Cast It Systems, Cast It Reach, Casting Frontier
- **Notable:** Consolidated eight-plus casting and talent brands into one global ecosystem within a few years., Acquired 94-year-old UK institution Spotlight in 2021., Grew to an estimated $121.7M in annual revenue.

## Products & services

- **Casting Networks** — Flagship daily casting software for directors, offering talent submissions, communication, audition scheduling, self-tape and secure video sharing. Performers have been scheduled for roughly 14 million auditions since 2002.
- **Spotlight** — The UK's premier casting platform, connecting performers with agents and casting professionals across stage and screen. Founded in 1927; acquired by Talent Systems in 2021.
- **Cast It Systems** — Studio-level casting collaboration software used by major film and television studios to manage role postings, submissions, scheduling and video review.
- **Cast It Reach** — Casting and applicant management platform for reality and unscripted productions (formerly eTribez).
- **Casting Frontier** — North American audition and talent-database platform widely used for commercial casting.
- **Staff Me Up** — Crew-hiring and networking platform connecting 350,000+ freelancers to jobs at 3,000+ networks, studios and production companies.
- **Tagmin** — UK talent-management software for agents, managing roughly 54,000 performers across hundreds of agencies.
- **FastCast** — India-focused talent platform for film, TV, OTT and commercial casting.

## Achievements

- Consolidated eight-plus casting and talent brands into one global ecosystem within a few years.
- Acquired 94-year-old UK institution Spotlight in 2021.
- Grew to an estimated $121.7M in annual revenue.
- Attracted majority investment from RedBird Capital Partners and StepStone Group in 2022.
- Platforms have scheduled roughly 14 million auditions on Casting Networks alone.

## Latest updates

- **2022-07** — RedBird Capital Partners and StepStone Group acquired a majority stake in Talent Systems from Caltius Capital Management.
- **2022-06** — Talent Systems acquired the eTribez casting platform (now Cast It Reach) and crew-hiring marketplace Staff Me Up.
- **2021-01** — Talent Systems acquired UK casting platform Spotlight, creating a transatlantic casting network.

## Links

- Website: https://talentsystems.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-systems-llc

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