Beacon - About the company
Beacon is a series B company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2018 by Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov. It operates as a Provider of a supply chain visibility platform for freight management. Beacon has raised $86.6M in funding from northstar, with a current valuation of £*****. The company has 1129 active competitors, including 59 funded and 76 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Flexport, Forto and sennder.
Company Details
Provider of a supply chain visibility platform for freight management. The platform offers automated freight tracking, shareable dashboards, and order collaboration tools. It also provides supply chain analytics, logistics planning, and carbon reporting features. Document management, shipment tracking API, and exception management are included. The platform aims to improve customer service, carrier performance, and warehouse visibility. It also helps control demurrage and detention costs.
- Website
- www.beacon.com/
- Email ID
- *****@beacon.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$86.6M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
£***** as on Nov 01, 2021
Ranked
9th among 1129 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2023
Employee Count
77 as on Jun 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Beacon
Beacon is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BEACON TECHNOLOGIES LTD CIN: 11664346 , United Kingdom, Active | Nov 06, 2018 | £0 - £1M (As on Dec 31, 2023) | 46 (As on Dec 31, 2019) |
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Beacon's funding and investors
Beacon has raised a total funding of $86.6M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 07, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Aug 11, 2021 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Beacon has 15 institutional investors and 36 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Beacon:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 11, 2021 | 9792160 | Series B | 4830729 | 9274297 | 6915323 | 6779615 |
Jan 13, 2020 | 7451636 | Series A | 5414049 | 4384572 | 4911961 | |
Aug 07, 2019 | 8856966 | Series A | 9761967 | 7354777 | 1847326 | 1368178 |
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Beacon's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Beacon are Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov. Fraser Robinson is the CEO of Beacon.
Here are the details of Beacon's key team members:
- Fraser Robinson: Co-Founder & CEO of Beacon and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Dmitri Izmailov: Co-Founder & COO of Beacon and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Beacon's Board of Directors
Beacon's board has 3 active members. Fraser Robinson and Dmitri Izmailov are part of team and Jacob Medwell is independent board member.Here is the list of Beacon's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 7y 7m | |
Team | - | Current | 5y 9m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 6m |
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Beacon's employee count trend
Beacon has 77 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Beacon's employee count trend over the years:
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Beacon's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Beacon include Flexport, Forto and sennder. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Beacon, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Flexport 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of end-to-end supply chain logistics platform | $2.5B | 81/100 | |
2nd | Provider of tech-enabled freight forwarding services | $610M | 70/100 | ||
3rd | Tech enabled trucking services | $413M | 68/100 | ||
4th |  Nuvocargo 2018, New York City (United States), Series B | Tech-enabled freight forwarding service provider | $75.6M | 67/100 | |
5th | Zencargo 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of digital freight forwarding and supply chain management services | $66.4M | 64/100 | |
6th | Provider of tech-enabled multi-modal freight forwarding services | $46M | 62/100 | ||
7th |  Airspace 2016, Carlsbad (United States), Series D | Offers web-based cargo management solutions for the air logistics industry | $138M | 62/100 | |
8th | C.H. Robinson Worldwide 1905, Eden Prairie (United States), Public | Provider of third-party logistics and supply chain management services | - | - | 59/100 |
9th |  Beacon 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of a supply chain visibility platform for freight management | $86.6M | 59/100 | |
10th | Ocean freight forwarding aggregator | - | - | 58/100 |
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Beacon's Investments and acquisitions
Beacon has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Beacon
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News related to Beacon
Filter this listMedia has covered Beacon for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year.
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Beacon has raised $225 Million in new Series C fundingintelligence360•Jun 17, 2026•Beacon, General Catalyst, HarbourVest Partners, Lightspeed and 14 others
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32 companies invested by Crew Capital attract follow-up investment from global VCWowtale•May 27, 2026•Krew Capital, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst and 4 others
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QXO to Acquire Beacon Roofing Supply in $11 Billion DealTtnews•Mar 20, 2025•QXO, Beacon, Sidley, Simpson Thacher and 2 others
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Clearwater Analytics’ $560 Million Acquisition of BeaconGlobal Legal Chronicle•Mar 14, 2025•Clearwater, Beacon
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Clearwater Analytics to buy Beacon and Blackstone’s BistroSeeking Alpha•Mar 12, 2025•Clearwater, Beacon, Schneider Corp, Blackstone and 2 others
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QXO Extends Tender Offer to Acquire Beacon Roofing SupplyBusiness Wire•Mar 11, 2025•QXO, Beacon, Beacon
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QXO Extends Tender Offer to Acquire Beacon Roofing SupplyBusiness Wire•Feb 25, 2025•QXO, Beacon, Beacon
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QXO Launches $11 Billion Tender Offer to Acquire Beacon Roofing Supply for $124.25 Per Share in CashGlobeNewswire•Jan 27, 2025•QXO, Beacon, Beacon
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