Beam
Beam is a London-based social enterprise that uses AI to streamline welfare services, working with over 100 government partners. It has raised $20M and employs 342 people.
The growth story
Beam grew from 109 to 342 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $20M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2025.
About
Beam develops AI-powered software to assist caseworkers in helping underserved populations find housing and employment. Its tools also reduce administrative burdens for frontline welfare workers. The company primarily serves government agencies.
Beam has grown to 342 employees since its 2017 founding. It secured $20M in Series A funding from investors including Social Tech Trust and Alex Macdonald, with the round closing in early 2025.
Founders and leadership
Operations is Beam's largest function, with 38 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years across its workforce.
The Beam org chart
Alex Stephany (Founder & CEO - we’re hiring! 🚀) leads 58 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
- Chief of Staff to CEO (intl expansion, public affairs, medical device regulation)Executive
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 59 (-9% YoY), Community and Social Services 41 (0% YoY), Customer Success and Support 35 (+67% YoY), Business Development 32 (+23% YoY), Engineering 28 (+56% YoY), Sales 21 (+5% YoY).
Talent flow
Beam recruits heavily from government and social impact organizations, with HM Prison and Probation Service being its top talent source. Alumni frequently move to other social enterprises, with Breakthrough Social Enterprise being the most common destination.
Most common previous employers of Beam staff: HM Prison and Probation Service (7), GoCardless (5), Unlocked Graduates (5), Blooming Health (4), Multiverse (4), HSBC (3). Former Beam employees most often moved to Breakthrough Social Enterprise (4), Dojo (3), 01Health (3), Omnea (2), 9fin (2), Heidi (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Beam mafia
Beam alumni have founded 9 companies, including Breakthrough Social Enterprise (28 staff) and The Upper Room charity (14 staff).
9Sobanan Narenthiran, was Justice Partnerships until 2024Peter Charalambides, was Head of Sustainment until 2023Brandon R Kaiser, was Market Development Executive until 2020Diandra Dumitru, was Marketing Consultant until 2023Helena Horsburgh, was Chief of Staff & Interim Director of People until 2024Matthew Dempsey, was Product Director until 2025
Clare Sutcliffe MBE, was Chair of Trustees until 2020
Susan Arndt, was Supporter until 2023
Bianca Elyse, was Growth Marketing until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 73% direct, 16% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Beam: Communication (88), Leadership (80), Customer Service (80), Teamwork (76), Microsoft Office (74), Project Management (64), Management (61), Research Skills (57).
Where the team actually sits
Beam people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (122), United Kingdom (44), London Area, United Kingdom (14), New York, United States (3).
Search footprint
Beam attracts about 359 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 119 ranking keywords and lost 51 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Beam has 342 employees as of September 2026.
Beam has raised $20M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2025.
Beam was founded in 2017 by 👨💻 Alex Stephany, Seb Barker.
Alex Stephany (Founder & CEO - we’re hiring! 🚀) sits at the top of Beam's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Beam staff are HM Prison and Probation Service (7 people), GoCardless (5 people), Unlocked Graduates (5 people).
Former Beam employees most often move to Breakthrough Social Enterprise (4), Dojo (3), 01Health (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Beam, including Breakthrough Social Enterprise, The Upper Room charity, Kaiser Insurance.
Beam attracts about 359 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Beam staff are Communication, Leadership, Customer Service, Teamwork, Microsoft Office.
Beam staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (122), United Kingdom (44), London Area, United Kingdom (14).
Beam has about 59 people in Operations, down 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Beam has about 41 people in Community and Social Services, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 199 current and 180 former Beam profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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