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Beacons funding, valuation and investors
Creator business platform for link-in-bio sites, storefronts, and audience monetization.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$23M (filed) · November 2023
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$29M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series a · San Francisco, CA
Investors in latest funding
Other: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Beacons provides an all-in-one platform for creators to build link-in-bio sites, sell digital products and services, collect emails, and run affiliate programs from mobile. Founded by Jesse and Cody (YC W19), the San Francisco company raised a $6M seed led by Andreessen Horowitz in May 2021 and filed for a $23M Series A in November 2023 with a16z among prior investors. Beacons competes with Linktree and Stan Store by bundling monetization beyond simple link aggregation.
Why Beacons is interesting
YC W19 alumni built mobile-first creator ops — storefront, email, and affiliate tools as platforms capture most creator economics.
Product & use cases
Beacons is a mobile-first creator hub — customizable link-in-bio pages plus storefronts, email capture, media kits, and affiliate tracking in one product.
- Link-in-bio hub for Instagram/TikTok creators
- Selling courses, templates, and services direct-to-fans
- Affiliate and brand deal management for influencers
Key facts
- Seed (May 2021): $6M led by a16z (TechCrunch)
- Series A (Nov 2023): $23M filed
- YC W19; co-investors: Atelier Ventures, Night Ventures, Mantis VC, Y Combinator
Funding history (newest first)
Seed
2021-05 $6MSource: https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/24/beacons-seed-round-creator-profiles/
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Monetization-native mobile UX vs. Linktree's link-only roots — targets creators who need revenue tools not just URL lists.
Creator economy infrastructure is crowded but fragmented. Linktree owns awareness; Beacons and Stan compete on taking creator share of wallet for commerce. a16z seed in 2021 validated the category; Series A filing 2023 suggests continued growth push.
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Linktree direct
Dominant link-in-bio; Beacons pushes deeper commerce features.
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Stan Store direct
Creator storefront focus; similar ICP.
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Kajabi / Gumroad adjacent
Digital product platforms; less link-in-bio native.
Notable stories
- TechCrunch covered Beacons' seed as part of creator economy infrastructure wave in 2021.
- Founders built mobile-first after seeing creators manage businesses entirely from phones.
Industries
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