Changing societal norms requires thinking a little bit differently.

Pilot program distributed $150,000 in emergency funding to over 250 students in five months across three local colleges

2022 was a banner year for Beam.

On the heels of Beam’s $6.4M Series A and expansion into working with governments and communities of all kinds, two new executives bring depth of expertise from Meta, Disney, and the White House to technical leadership team

The company once focused on education, but now, with recession fears growing, it wants to help more local and state agencies administer benefit programs. Beam’s platform offers tools for rent relief and other programs.

After administering over $180M in financial assistance, Beam, formerly known as Edquity, is rebranding and expanding to serve government, philanthropy, and community partners with automated infrastructure in a single platform

Eric Schmidt’s philanthropic organization has launched a program meant to spark innovation for access to benefits for low-income residents. Funding, technical help and partnerships are all part of the effort.