Raycast Limited

Raycast Limited is a software company founded in 2020 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company was established by Thomas Paul Mann and Petr Nikolaev, both former Facebook software engineers, with the goal of improving developer productivity by reducing inefficiencies related to context switching between various SaaS tools and workflows. Raycast initially focused on developing a command-line-inspired productivity launcher for macOS, designed to unify access to essential tools and automations for professionals, particularly developers and tech teams.

The core offering of Raycast Limited centers around its productivity launcher, which includes a core application, an extension marketplace, and developer APIs. The company emphasizes community involvement through its Extensions API and Store, enabling thousands of developers to create and share integrations that optimize workflow automation. Operating under a freemium business model, Raycast provides free access with subscription-based paid plans, including Raycast Pro, which offers enhanced team features and collaboration tools. Backed by prominent venture capital investors and angel backers in the technology sector, Raycast targets developers, engineering and tech teams, SMBs, and productivity professionals while expanding its focus towards broader knowledge workers through collaborative tools.