Beam, formerly Edquity
Technology, Information and InternetNew York, United States2-10 Employees
Beam, formerly Edquity, is a small- to mid-sized technology company based in Brooklyn, New York. It provides a flexible cloud-based platform designed to improve equitable and timely delivery of critical public benefits, emergency aid, and cash assistance to vulnerable populations. The system supports governments, nonprofits, colleges and universities, and philanthropic organizations in managing a broad spectrum of financial assistance programs, including rental relief and utility benefits, as well as emergency cash programs, by simplifying applications, supporting decisioning and processing, enabling payments, and consolidating compliance, reporting, and case management into a single interface. Beam serves a network of 53 governments, institutions, and nonprofits across more than 16 states, delivering digital infrastructure for public-benefit programs. Since 2020, the platform has facilitated the administration of more than $180 million to about 300,000 households. In 2025, the company announced a partnership with Scholarship America to expand emergency aid access for students.