Beam is the world’s 1st crowdfunding platform that helps disadvantaged people to train and get into work. 

Funded by the Mayor of London, Nesta and some of the UK's top tech entrepreneurs, Beam has proven a powerful new model to help disadvantaged people for the long-term.

A leading global 'Tech for Good' venture, Beam has been covered widely, including by the BBC, Guardian, Times, Time Out, Independent, Evening Standard and Sky.

Beam was named by The Guardian as one of the most important social innovations globally and by The FT as one of top 100 most innovative organisations in Europe.

In 2018, under a year after launching, Beam won 1st Prize in the London Homelessness Awards and 1st Prize for Best Use of Technology in the homelessness sector. 

The Beam Team is small, diverse and supportive. We include recent grads and seasoned entrepreneurs. And expertise in machine learning and AI, homeless services and healthcare, strategy consulting and more.