Unified, end-to-end cash assistance solution helping governments and institutions prioritize, review, & pay people quickly to support them in vulnerable moments
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $2.9M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | American F... | amfaminsti... |
| - | Michelson ... | 20mm.org |
| - | RevTech La... | rtl.capita... |
| - | Wells Farg... | accelerato... |
| - | Future Lab... | futurelabs... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 10.01.2020 | Seed | $2.4M | - |
| 05.02.2019 | - | $500K | - |
Mentions in press and media 20
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| 17.11.2022 | Beam raises $6.4M to help citizens access safety net funds | Beam, a startup that helps citizens access government financial aid, has raised $6.4 million in Series A funding. The company, previously known as Edquity, helps deliver funds across a wide array of programs, like emergency cash assistance,... |
| 20.01.2022 | Biden Administration Makes Available Funds For Students’ Basic Needs | This week, the Biden Administration announced it would make available nearly $200 million in American Rescue Plan funds that will support community colleges and postsecondary education institutions with the greatest needs as the country con... |
| 26.09.2021 | Financial Health Tech Startups Put Consumers In The Driver’s Seat | It’s all about accessibility: A growing number of startups are making technology for financial management and well-being available to individuals and small businesses that was previously only provided to the wealthy or big institutions. |
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| 02.04.2021 | Equity in Emergency Student Aid Is Within Reach in California | The recent $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress includes $40 billion for higher education, $5 billion of which is allocated for California. As part of the package, schools receiving funds must give half to students in th... |
| 10.09.2020 | Programs For Student Parents Need Greater Focus On ROI (Cost + Career Connections) | Rise PrizeBambang Widodo |
| 19.05.2020 | Learn How Michelson Portfolio Companies are Supporting COVID-19 Efforts | This past March, millions of U.S. college students departed for Spring Break unaware that they wouldn’t be returning to campus to complete their schooling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Education has had to quickly adapt to fast-movi... |
| 10.01.2020 | Brooklyn-Based Student Financial Success Company Edquity Raises $2.4 Million | Brooklyn-based student financial success and emergency aid company Edquity announced it raised an oversubscribed $2.4 million seed round of financing Brooklyn-based student financial success and emergency aid company Edquity announced it ha... |
| 07.01.2020 | Edquity Raises $2.4M to Help Schools Deliver Emergency Funds to Students in Need | Some of the biggest barriers to academic success have nothing to do with academics. Rather, they usually entail basic human needs. After all, it’s hard to do well in school when you’re hungry, or unable to get rest or go to class. As it tur... |
| 06.01.2020 | Edquity raises $2.4 million seed round to transform student emergency aid and offer financial aid to college students | Every year, three million college students drop out of college due to a time sensitive financial crisis. Further, millions of students struggle with food and/or housing insecurity. These issues are not experienced equitably, and students wh... |
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