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Beam

Reinventing welfare services with tech & AI

Beam logo
101-200 employees
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Marketplace
  • Sharing Economy
  • Governments
  • Crowdfunding
  • Social Impact
  • Accessibility
London, UK

Company mission

To give everyone access to human-centred welfare services

B Corporation
Top investors

Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

65% female employees

61% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

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.

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Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Share options - Be a Beam owner with EMI-qualifying share options
  • Annual retreat - Bond with teammates on a yearly team retreat
  • Team talks - Network with big name tech entrepreneurs
  • Meditation app - Free subscription to Calm meditation app
  • Cyclescheme - Get a discounted bike and accessories
  • Generous Holiday - 28 days per year + bank holidays
  • Hybrid working - Work at our beautiful Shoreditch office or at home
  • 1:1 workplace coaching through More Happi
  • 1:1 financial wellbeing through Bippit
  • Discounted tech products with Techscheme
  • On-demand therapy, coaching, classes & content - powered by Oliva

Company values

  • ⚡️ We make an impact - we change lives and fix social problems by setting and achieving ambitious targets
  • 🗯 We're open & transparent - we communicate openly and transparently with each other and the world
  • 🌱 We get better together - we support each other to improve and actively work on personal growth - with no ego
  • 🔦 We're beams of energy and focus - we bring energy and strive for laser focus in our work

Leadership

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).

Helped pioneer personalised healthcare for the NHS. Worked on the world's first social impact bond in homelessness.

People progressing

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, Equity & Inclusion at Beam

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Amira & Kat (Chairs of DEI at Beam)

  • We work hard to build teams that are diverse in every way.
  • We’re committed to creating inclusive hiring processes which allow people with diverse backgrounds to showcase their talents
  • We particular encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in startups: those from black and underrepresented ethnic groups and people with lived experience of homelessness/social disadvantage

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