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Beacon Software

Toronto, Canada · San Francisco, California

Beacon is a permanent technology holding company that acquires and grows established software businesses serving everyday industries such as education, finance, logistics, recreation and utilities. It retains their brands and customer relationships and adds shared engineering, applied AI, finance, operations, marketing and embedded payments capabilities. Its centralized AI operating platform helps acquired businesses modernize products, automate administrative work and launch new customer-facing AI services. Examples include campground booking through Let’s Camp, community sports management through PowerUp Sports and financial-workflow automation through System Dynamics Corp.

Founded 2024

Team

Andrew NodesBeacon Partners Adviser
Anil VaranasiBeacon Partners Adviser
Arnaud FerreriBeacon Partners Adviser
Bob HardesterBeacon Partners Adviser
Charlie FangBeacon Partners Adviser
Dani DudeckBeacon Partners Adviser
Doug RogersBeacon Partners Adviser
Euan BlairBeacon Partners Adviser
Farhan ThawarBeacon Partners Adviser
Goutham BuchiChief Technology Officer
Jake BornsteinBeacon Partners Adviser
James DyettBeacon Partners Adviser
Karney LiBeacon Partners Adviser
Laura ChmarBeacon Partners Adviser
Leonard TangVice President of AI Research
Mark SchaafChief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer
Mary MillerBeacon Partners Adviser
Max SchnoedlBeacon Partners Adviser
Michael TullyBeacon Partners Adviser
Morgan FongBeacon Partners Adviser
Nikhil ShanbangBeacon Partners Adviser
Nikila SrinivasanBeacon Partners Adviser
Nilam GanenthiranFounder and CEO
Rob CrisciBeacon Partners Adviser
Ryan PinderBeacon Partners Adviser
Sagar SanghaviBeacon Partners Adviser
Suzanne BehrensBeacon Partners Adviser
Suze SkopBeacon Partners Adviser
Will PetrieBeacon Partners Adviser
Will SimmonsBeacon Partners Adviser

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