What LC Technology International does

LC Technology International, Inc. is a privately held US software and services company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, founded in 1997 and operating for more than 24 years in the data recovery category. The company develops a portfolio of downloadable recovery products including SanDisk RescuePRO® (the official recovery software bundled with SanDisk flash media), FILERECOVERY® for hard drives, RAIDs, and Windows/Mac/Linux file systems, the PHOTORECOVERY® family for photo and video recovery across Standard, Professional, and Commercial tiers, and the utility tools Solid State Doctor™ and Digital Media Doctor™. In parallel, LC Technology operates a physical recovery lab providing both standard logical recovery and advanced chip-off/NAND read services for physically damaged devices, with proprietary techniques for memory-chip removal and forensic file reconstruction across hundreds of file types including fragmented video and specialized formats such as R3D and MXF.

The company monetizes through three distinct streams: one-time software licenses priced between $29.99 and $249.99 across consumer, professional, and commercial tiers (valid for one year from purchase); professional laboratory recovery services priced between $225 and $775 per device depending on storage capacity and recovery complexity; and OEM/licensing royalties, including supply agreements with more than 50 other data recovery companies — notably direct competitors such as Ontrack. Distribution combines a direct multi-currency e-commerce storefront, OEM bundling through SanDisk and Western Digital that places the company's software on millions of storage devices, and a global reseller network spanning more than 25 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

LC Technology serves a heterogeneous customer base spanning individual consumers, professional photographers and videographers, government and law enforcement agencies, IT specialists, OEM/storage partners, and competing data recovery firms. Despite a stated headcount of 1–10 employees, the firm distributes products in 20+ languages and receives lab submissions from approximately 100 countries. The company is led by CEO David Zimmerman, who has 18 years of direct data recovery industry experience, and is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent organization, or M&A activity in the available source material.

Name

LC Technology International

Legal name

LC Technology International, Inc.

Website

https://lc-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LC Technology International is a privately held US software and services firm that develops data recovery software (SanDisk RescuePRO, FILERECOVERY, PHOTORECOVERY) and operates a professional laboratory recovery service, serving consumers, professional photographers, government/law enforcement agencies, and OEM partners across approximately 100 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Recovery Software

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Recovery, Device Unlocking & Software Repair Services (CRACAJAJ)

Keywords

• Data recovery software
• Flash media recovery
• Photo recovery software
• Hard drive recovery
• RAID recovery tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: One-time perpetual license sales for data recovery software products. Licenses are valid for one year from purchase. Multiple tiers: Standard, Professional, and Commercial versions at different price points.
2. Professional Lab Recovery Services: In-house data recovery services for physically damaged or severely corrupted devices that software cannot recover. Pricing based on device type, storage capacity, and complexity of recovery (Standard vs Advanced levels).
3. OEM Licensing: Licensing data recovery software to other data recovery companies and embedding with manufacturer products. Supplies software to over 50 data recovery companies including competitors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LC Technology International develops and sells downloadable data recovery software products (SanDisk RescuePRO, FILERECOVERY, PHOTORECOVERY, Solid State Doctor, Digital Media Doctor) for recovering lost photos, videos, and files from flash media, SD cards, hard drives, SSDs, and RAID arrays. The company also operates a professional data recovery laboratory in Clearwater, Florida that handles physically damaged storage devices through chip-off flash recovery and NAND read techniques for cases where software recovery is not feasible.

Product overview

LC Technology International offers a portfolio of downloadable data recovery software products for home users and professionals, plus professional laboratory recovery services. The core software products include SanDisk RescuePRO® (flash and general media recovery), SanDisk RescuePRO® SSD (solid state drive recovery), FILERECOVERY® (general file and RAID recovery), PHOTORECOVERY® family (photo/video recovery with Standard, Professional, and Commercial tiers), and utility tools Solid State Doctor™ and Digital Media Doctor™. The company also operates a Recovery Lab providing professional flash media and hard drive laboratory recovery services, and offers Business Licenses and OEM Solutions for partners. All software products are available as free trials and include technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FILERECOVERY®: Data and file recovery software for hard drives, optical media, flash drives, and mobile devices
• PHOTORECOVERY®
• SanDisk RescuePRO®
• Solid State Doctor™
• Digital Media Doctor™

Products and services

• SanDisk RescuePRO® Official SanDisk-branded data recovery software that retrieves lost files from SD cards, flash media, and other storage devices. Recovers photos, videos, documents, databases, archives, and hundreds of other file types for home users and professionals.
• SanDisk RescuePRO® SSD Data recovery solution designed for use with external solid state drives (SSDs), recovering images, documents, mail, video, music, and other file types saved to external SSDs.
• FILERECOVERY® Do-it-yourself data and file recovery software for hard drives, optical drives, flash media drives, and multimedia or mobile devices. Supports Windows, Mac, and Linux file systems and RAID recovery.
• PHOTORECOVERY® Photo recovery software that rescues digital images, photos, and sound files from memory cards, SD cards, CompactFlash, USB flash drives, and other digital media.
• PHOTORECOVERY® Professional Professional photo and video recovery software with fragmented video recovery functionality for GoPro, Canon, DJI, Nikon, and Sony devices. Recovers high-definition photos and videos in formats including .mov, .mp4, .avi, .mxf, and .r3d.
• Solid State Doctor™ Utility software for solid state drives that monitors and maintains SSD health and performance.
• Digital Media Doctor™ Performance testing and media restoration utility for digital memory cards that enables users to backup, wipe, format, and restore used digital memory cards to like-new performance.
• Flash Media Lab Recovery Professional laboratory data recovery service for SD cards, USB flash drives, memory sticks, SmartMedia, CompactFlash, XD cards, MMC, and other flash devices. Includes Standard Flash Drive Recovery from $225 and Chip-off Flash Drive Recovery at $525.
• Hard Drive Lab Recovery Professional laboratory data recovery service for internal or external hard drives, solid state drives, lost volumes, custom RAIDs, and physically damaged devices. Pricing ranges from $250 to $775 based on size and complexity.
• Business Licenses Business licensing program that allows companies to offer LC Technology's data recovery software to their customers or deploy it across internal teams.
• OEM Solutions Custom OEM solutions that allow manufacturers and partners to embed or bundle LC Technology's data recovery software with their hardware products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free trial/evaluation available for all software products before purchase
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SanDiskcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOfficial data recovery partner of SanDisk Corporation. LC Technology develops and provides SanDisk RescuePRO® software, which is bundled with SanDisk memory products including SD cards. Information shared with SanDisk only when customer purchases SanDisk RescuePRO directly from LC-Tech.com.
• Western DigitalcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOfficial data recovery partner of Western Digital Corporation. Logo displayed on LC Technology website as partner brand.
• OntrackminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLC Technology supplies software to Ontrack, a major competitor in the data recovery industry.
• Transcend InformationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLC Technology supplies software to Transcend Information, a data recovery company.
• CanonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCanon recommends LC Technology's data recovery services to users of Canon camera products. Canon logo displayed on LC Technology website.
• NikonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNikon authorizes LC Technology to advise Nikon users with data recovery. Special Nikon data recovery page exists on LC Technology website. Nikon logo displayed on LC Technology website.
• SonyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSony recommends LC Technology's data recovery services to users of Sony products. Sony logo displayed on LC Technology website.
• ARRIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerARRI recommends LC Technology's data recovery services to users of ARRI professional cinema equipment. ARRI logo displayed on LC Technology website.
• PNYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPNY recommends LC Technology's data recovery services. PNY logo displayed on LC Technology website.
• G-TechnologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerG-Technology recommends LC Technology's data recovery services. G-Technology logo displayed on LC Technology website.
• Government and Law Enforcement AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLC Technology regularly contracted to recover classified data for government, law enforcement agencies, and private organizations. Accustomed to the level of privacy and protection that classified materials require. Data kept in secure environment with controlled laboratory access.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kroll Ontrack: One of the largest global data recovery service and software providers. Direct competitor to LC Tech's lab services and software, and notably also a customer via LC Tech's OEM licensing program.
• Gillware Data Recovery: US-based data recovery services and software vendor with both consumer and enterprise offerings. Comparable to LC Tech's hybrid software-plus-lab business model.
• EaseUS: Known for consumer data recovery, backup, and partition software. Competes head-to-head with LC Tech's DOWNLOAD recovery software at similar price points in the consumer market.
• SalvageData: Data recovery services provider with software and lab capabilities. Direct competitor in the SMB and enterprise recovery services segment.
• R-Studio (R-Tools Technology): Professional data recovery software suite for HDDs, SSDs, RAIDs, and network recovery. Competes with LC Tech's FILERECOVERY Professional and RAID recovery capabilities.
• Prosoft Engineering (Data Rescue): Mac-focused data recovery software developer. Comparable to LC Tech's Mac versions of FILERECOVERY and PHOTORECOVERY in the Apple ecosystem.
• Cleverfiles (Disk Drill): Developer of Disk Drill, a popular cross-platform data recovery application. Direct competitor in the consumer/prosumer recovery software space.
• Stellar Data Recovery: Major data recovery software and services vendor with consumer and enterprise tiers. Competes directly with LC Tech's FILERECOVERY and PHOTORECOVERY products across pricing tiers.
• Piriform (Recuva, CCleaner): Recuva is one of the most widely used free data recovery utilities. While free, it competes for the same consumer recovery software customers as LC Tech.
• DriveSavers: US-based data recovery service provider serving consumer, prosumer, and enterprise customers with lab recovery for HDDs, SSDs, RAIDs, and flash media. Closely comparable to LC Tech's lab services offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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