Full-Time

Senior Manager

Partnerships and Business Development

Beam Impact

Beam Impact

11-50 employees

Fintech platform linking purchases to donations

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Remote-first with optional NYC HQ access.

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Requirements
  • 5+ years in a Partnerships/Business Development role with a startup (bonus points for ecommerce or SaaS)
  • Proven track record of hitting or surpassing goals
  • Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
  • Lead Business Development & Partnerships team in new pipeline generation and acceleration of open pipeline by building and maintaining new referral partners, content, event strategy, and selective outbound
  • Scale Beam’s referral and partnerships machine by identifying & cultivating new partnership channels
  • Collaborate with CS to spearhead client referrals and lead the development of case studies and other supporting content to increase conversion from key pipeline channels
  • Lead Beam’s events strategy, and representing Beam at industry events
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different pipeline generation channels to develop strategic priorities
  • Refine Beam’s messaging & value propositions for prospects
  • Act with Beam’s values and contributing to an environment for current and future team members to thrive in
Desired Qualifications
  • Bonus points for ecommerce or SaaS experience

Beam Impact enables charitable giving through everyday shopping by linking consumers’ debit or credit cards to their platform. When users shop at Beam’s partner brands, a portion of their spending is automatically donated to a nonprofit of their choice at no extra cost to the user. The platform tracks and shows the impact over time. Brands become Beam partners to enhance corporate social responsibility, foster customer loyalty, and engage socially-conscious shoppers, while Beam earns fees from partners for facilitating donations and providing access to the platform. The goal is to make charitable giving seamless and measurable by turning routine purchases into meaningful donations, helping consumers, brands, and nonprofits.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$14.9M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $13.3M Series A from Index Ventures in April 2022 fuels team growth and scaling.
  • Partner network exceeds 130 brands including Instacart, cutting acquisition costs.
  • 10% revenue lift and AOV expansion boost partner brand loyalty metrics.

What critics are saying

  • Roundup aggregates 500+ retailers, eroding Beam's niche partnerships within 6-12 months.
  • Instacart Cares diverts 2% grocery donations, cannibalizing Beam's integration in 3-6 months.
  • Shopify's Social Good apps capture 70% of Beam's partners with 15% AOV uplift in 18-24 months.

What makes Beam Impact unique

  • Beam's AI-powered SDK handles nonprofit compliance and gamified impact tracking for e-commerce brands.
  • Curated nonprofit selection aligns purchases with vetted high-impact causes at checkout.
  • Transparent real-time visualization differentiates from generic loyalty programs.

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-3%

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FinanceFeeds
Apr 18th, 2022
Ulu Ventures LLC invests into Beam Impact, LLC in $13.3M

Beam Impact has raised $13.3 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures and with participation from previous investors Ulu Ventures and HearstLab as well as strategic angels like Brian Long and Andrew Jones (co-founders of Attentive), and Ruchika Julapalli (Head of Product at Everlane).

FinSMEs
Apr 16th, 2022
Beam Impact Raises $13.3M In Series A Funding

Beam Impact, a New York-based social impact tech company, raised $13.3M in Series A funding. The round, which brings Beam’s total funding to date to $15.4M, was led by Index Ventures with participation from Ulu Ventures, HearstLab, Brian Long and Andrew Jones, and Ruchika Julapalli. The company intends to use the funds to grow its team, [] The post Beam Impact Raises $13.3M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

Cision
Apr 15th, 2022
Beam Raises $13.3M Series A to Turn Ecommerce Spending Power into Fund

NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 14, 2022 Beam Impact, the leading social impact tech company, today announced that it has raised $13.3M in Series A funding to help mission-driven ecommerce brands build st

Finextra Research
Apr 14th, 2022
Beam Impact, LLC received financing of $13.3M in Series A funding on Apr 14th 22'.

Beam raises $13.3 for impact-driven loyalty app Beam Impact, the leading social impact tech company, today announced that it has raised $13.3M in Series A funding to help mission-driven ecommerce brands build stronger loyalty by empowering people to make an impact on massive social issues as part of their everyday purchases.

TechCrunch
Apr 14th, 2022
Beam Impact Raises $13.3M To Turn Everyday Purchases Into A Way To Support Social Causes

Beam Impact, a company that enables consumers to turn their spending into a way to support social causes, has raised $13.3 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures. The company’s B2B2C model connects consumers with brands that are supporting social causes and allows them to donate a portion of their purchases to a []