Likewize (formerly Brightstar Corp.) is a privately held American corporation founded in 1997 that operates in over 30 countries today.

The company offers insurance, warranty, repair, trade-in, recycling, and tech support to telcos, banks, carriers and retailers on smartphones, tablets, laptops and connected devices in the home.

Likewize began operations as Brightstar Corp and was founded by Marcelo Claure in 1997.

[1] Brightstar Corp acquired eSecuritel, an Alpharetta, GA based cell phone insurance provider, from Mainsail Partners in April, 2011.

[10] Then in September of the same year, SoftBank sold the company to Brightstar Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount.