# Beam Impact

> Beam Impact is a New York-based social impact technology company that helps e-commerce and retail brands turn everyday purchases into measurable charitable giving. Through an embeddable checkout integration and consumer app, Beam lets shoppers choose a vetted nonprofit at checkout while the brand donates a portion of the sale at no extra cost to the customer. Founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees Viveka Hulyalkar and Alex Sadhu, the platform pairs mission-driven brands with high-impact causes to lift conversion, average order value, and repeat purchase rates - while pursuing a goal of shifting $10B toward nonprofits.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Viveka Hulyalkar (Co-Founder & CEO), Alex Sadhu (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~26 employees
- **Products:** Checkout Impact Integration, Beam Consumer App, Impact Dashboard & Tracking, Impact Marketing Engine, Partner Portal & ROI Reporting
- **Notable:** Founders named to Forbes 30 Under 30, Raised $13.3M Series A led by Index Ventures (2022), ~$15.4M total funding, Funded 5+ million meals through partner donations

## Products & services

- **Checkout Impact Integration** — An embeddable e-commerce checkout experience that lets shoppers choose a vetted nonprofit while the brand donates a portion (minimum ~1%) of the purchase at no extra cost to the customer.
- **Beam Consumer App** — A free iOS/Android app where conscious consumers discover mission-driven brands filtered by the causes they care about.
- **Impact Dashboard & Tracking** — Real-time personal and community impact tracking with gamified progress bars and milestones that show shoppers exactly what their purchases funded.
- **Impact Marketing Engine** — Automated, triggered email and SMS campaigns plus shareable social content that uses impact to drive awareness, conversion, advocacy, and loyalty.
- **Partner Portal & ROI Reporting** — Analytics and ROI measurement plus compliance management (e.g., AB 488) for brand partners running impact programs.

## Achievements

- Founders named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- Raised $13.3M Series A led by Index Ventures (2022), ~$15.4M total funding
- Funded 5+ million meals through partner donations
- Prevented 1+ million pounds of CO2 emissions
- Drives ~15% lift in average order value and ~11% conversion improvement for partner brands
- Converts ~30% more customers into a second purchase within 90 days
- Grew to 130+ brand partners and 500+ nonprofits

## Latest updates

- **2022-04** — Closed $13.3M Series A led by Index Ventures to expand its checkout impact platform and brand network.
- **2020-10** — Partnered with Lunchbox to bring cause-based giving to restaurant online ordering.

## Links

- Website: https://beamimpact.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/beam-impact
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/beam_impact
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/beamimpact/

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Last updated: 2026-06-16