Beam

Beam (formally Edquity) is an anti-poverty technology company that helps institutions and governments administer various cash assistance and benefits programs quickly, equitably, and effectively. Beam simplifies program administration so that everyone—case managers, funders, and applicants—can thrive. Beam works with over 40 postsecondary institutions and multiple local governments and has administered over $200M in funding since 2020.

Beam is a Series A stage, venture-backed company and has received support from many of the leading impact and postsecondary success investors, and has also received non-dilutive support from foundations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.