BEAM
BEAM operates a website with sections for events, photos, partner management, and job opportunities. The platform provides functionality for resume uploads, partner sign-ups, and vacancy postings.
Stated facts & numbers
- Beam takes a 15% platform fee; creators ('beamers') keep 85% of everything they sell. (1:24:35, Ben's Mentors 2025-06-11)
- Beam launches on 5 June at Teamleader's Work Smarter event. (1:19:55, Ben's Mentors 2025-06-11)
- Beam raised a €300,000 first round in about three weeks, oversubscribed, from business angels and accelerator The Wehouse (which selected Beam alongside six other companies); a second round has started. (1:31:51, Ben's Mentors 2025-06-11)
- Beam built a waiting list of 150 well-known creators and keynote speakers before launch. (1:33:53, Ben's Mentors 2025-06-11)
- Beam's first two co-founders quit one week after the launch presentation at Web Summit in Lisbon (November prior year); new CTO Xavier signed one day after their first coffee. (1:27:39, Ben's Mentors 2025-06-11)