Our story
About Beam Labs
Beam Labs is the driving force behind Beam, the smart projector that fits in any light socket. Originally it started as a Kickstarter crowdfunding project, by now selling to retailers all over the world, such as Harrods (UK), Fnac (FR), KaDeWe (DE), Amazon, Coolblue (NL) and many others. Beam Labs itself is currently located in the Netherlands and also distributes from there.
Our vision
We aim to improve the way people live with infotainment by providing a soft- and hardware ecosystem that integrates infotainment in your environment.
The Beam Team
At Beam Labs we have talented engineers, designers, marketing and sales people. We’re working together to develop new products and software as well as supporting our existing products and get them to our customers. If you’re interested in joining the Beam Team take a look here or send us an e-mail at hello@beamlabsinc.com for an open application.
Investors
Beam Labs is currently looking for additional investors for a series A funding round. Do you want to join us in our adventure? Please contact Don Molenaar via don@beamlabsinc.com.
Press
You can download the Presskit for Beam here. If you have any questions you can always contact us via hello@beamlabsinc.com.
How it all started
During a brainstorm session in March of 2014 someone came up with the thought ‘what if we could make a projector that you could screw in your light socket’. The rest is, as they say, history. In February 2015 we launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the smart light socket projector named Beam. This campaign was so successful that we raised a total amount of $760,000 which resulted in the best funded Kickstarter-campaign of The Netherlands! With the help of our Kickstarter backers we managed to set up a team and prepare Beam for mass production. In 7 months we set up the manufacturing, went through certification tests, developed software and set up a sales channel. At the end of 2015 we were ready to start shipping Beams to our backers all over the world.
Worldwide expansion
In Januray 2016 Beam Labs was able to expand its operations by secruing investment. With the help of these investors it was possible to manufacture more Beams and set up an international distribution chain. In July 2016 the next set of Beams started rolling off the conveyor belt and went towards stores all over the world. Additionally an accessory was developed, the Beam Fixture. The Fixture enables people to use Beam as a standing light that can be directed at walls, ceilings and floors.
Beam for Business
Because of growing demand from business to use Beam in a professional setting Beam Display has been set up. Beam Display is a cloud based content management system that synchronizes to any Beam in the world. You can find more information about Beam Display on the website.
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Jobs
Take a look at the overview of our current vacancies here