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Beam
Supporting disadvantaged people into jobs & homes
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To transform how the world supports those left behind, through the power of people and technology.
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65% female employees
61% employee growth in 12 months
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Beam is an ambitious social impact business focused on creating equality of opportunity at scale. They're starting by crowdfunding brighter futures for homeless people in London, creating a powerful new model to help disadvantaged people get into stable work.
Beam is funded by established names in the UK tech scene, the world's top impact funds and the Mayor of London. Founder and CEO, Alex Stephany, brings a track record from his previous startup backed by Index Ventures and the rest of Beam's senior team have their own wealth of experience.
Beam has also won multiple awards, including a Queen's Award - one of the UK's most prestigious business award - and has twice been voted as one of the top 100 places to work in the UK.
Founders
Alex Stephany
(CEO)Previously CEO of JustPark, a leading online marketplace for parking with over 4m customers backed by Index Ventures. Expert on the sharing economy and author of The Business of Sharing (Macmillan).
Seb Barker
(COO)Helped pioneer personalised healthcare for the NHS. Worked on the world's first social impact bond in homelessness.
Bluinse is a rising star in ops, focused on Beam Lettings: a pioneering service supporting homeless people into stable homes. Outside of Beam, Bluinse is a bit of a dance star with over 100k subs.
Ryan (no relation to Bluinse :) ) is another rising star in ops, supporting homeless people into stable jobs. Ryan loves footie and guitar. He also organises 'Active Wellbeaming' - our paid for team PT.
Diversity & Inclusion at Beam
Amira & Kat (Chairs of DEI at Beam)
Jobs (4)
Software Engineering
Sales & Account Management