I'm the Founder and CEO of Beam, the world’s first crowdfunding platform for homeless people. Since launching in 2017, Beam has raised more than £1m in donations, helping hundreds of homeless people start work in sectors facing skills shortages. Beam has won numerous awards including Best Tech for Good in Europe and Best Financial Inclusion Startup in Europe from MIT.
Before Beam, I was CEO of JustPark, a tech startup with 4m customers backed by Index Ventures and BMW, where I led the largest ever crowdfunding round for a tech startup at the time. I've also written a book called The Business of Sharing, which was published by Macmillan in 2015, and advised the Mayor of Seoul on collaborative technology.
Projects credited in
- Top 50 companies to work for in 2021Looking to kickstart or pivot your career in 2021? We’ve put together a list of 50 top companies to work for! We formulated this list by using insights from the popularity of companies and the jobs they post on The Dots, topped off with a dash of our team’s wisdom and a good mix of brilliant charities and pro-social companies. Be sure to follow your favourites to stay up to date with their events and all-important job opportunities!226
- Leaders with social heart: 100 creative changemakersCelebrating social responsibility is at the heart of what we do, so we've partnered with Squarespace – whose mission is to inspire people with creative ideas to succeed – to shine a light on 100 influential luminaries from art, technology, charity, design, business and more that are working tirelessly to make our world a better place. To highlight these organisations, we asked 10 creative changemakers to each nominate 10 people behind inspiring brands, products and movements with amazing social
- Pat's StoryI’ve got a job! It’s structured. I’m like everybody else now. It’s back to years ago and it’s really nice actually. I’m ready to further my career and I’m enjoying it. I am Site Supervisor in the Fabrication Division of the London Crossrail project. I supervise about 10 guys, and we are doing the ticket hall cladding - some of the nice shiny stuff that you never notice when you pass! I’m really enjoying it and I’m glad to be back in that world again. It’s fun, there’s always something to laugh a1
- Linda's StoryBeam member, Linda, training as an accountant.6
- Tony's StoryI have plenty of regrets about my past which I can't change. The only thing I can do is work and keep moving forwards and that's really why I'm on Beam - to help me do that. For the last couple of years, I've been living in a hostel, rebuilding my life and growing in confidence after a period of personal difficulties. Today, I've worked hard towards passing Level 1 and Level 2 exams. I've borrowed the money to pay for my Level 2 myself but without Beam would not be able to fund Level 3 which I n2
Work history
Founder & CEOBeam
London, United KingdomFull Time
Skills
- Strategy
- Consultancy
- Charity
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