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Beacons

Active · An AI-powered, all-in-one business platform for content creators

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
13signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 25Team size · YC's directory+7.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AICleveShared: helping creatorAntler 2023MalaysiaStartup →AILizzaShared: content creatorYC W22HeidelbergStartup →AICamb.aiShared: content creatorPlug and PlayUnited Arab EmiratesStartup →AIEmatic SolutionsShared: email marketing500 Global 2015SingaporeStartup →AIsync.Shared: content creatorYC W24San FranciscoStartup →OtherRunableShared: website, marketingStartup →
Companies closest to Beacons
Company
CleveShared: helping creatorAntler 2023Not statedAI
LizzaShared: content creatorYC W22ActiveAI
Camb.aiShared: content creatorPlug and Play Not statedAI
Ematic SolutionsShared: email marketing500 Global 2015Not statedAI
sync.Shared: content creatorYC W24 +1ActiveAI
Runablenot in a program hereShared: website, marketingElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherClipflowShared: content creatorAntler 2025AustraliaStartup →OtherJumpcutShared: helping creator, contentYC S16Los AngelesStartup →OtherPillarShared: content creatorYC S19San FranciscoStartup →OtherAdvancePay (Zilla)Shared: content creator, ecommerce, marketingAntler 2022USStartup →OtherAcquiredPopular PaysShared: content creator, websiteYC W15ChicagoStartup →
Companies next to Beacons
Company
ClipflowShared: content creatorAntler 2025Not statedOther
JumpcutShared: helping creator, contentYC S16 +1ActiveOther
PillarShared: content creatorYC S19ActiveOther
AdvancePay (Zilla)Shared: content creator, ecommerce, marketingAntler 2022Not statedOther
Popular PaysShared: content creator, websiteYC W15AcquiredOther

Also from S19 in AI

All of S19
AIArpeggio BioArpeggio Bio develops drugs targeting transcription factors using AI…YC S19BoulderStartup →AIInactiveAudioFocusHearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.YC S19San FranciscoStartup →AICoLabHuman and AI design review for hardwareYC S19St. John'sStartup →AIInactiveDashblockTurn any website into an APIYC S19ParisStartup →AIDeepnoteA better data science notebook.YC S19San FranciscoStartup →AIDemand CurveLearn how to build a scalable growth engineYC S19San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Arpeggio BioArpeggio Bio develops drugs targeting transcription factors using AI…team of 20ActiveAI
AudioFocusHearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.team of 4InactiveAI
CoLabHuman and AI design review for hardwareteam of 150ActiveAI, Devtools
DashblockTurn any website into an APIteam of 3InactiveAI, Devtools
DeepnoteA better data science notebook.hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Demand CurveLearn how to build a scalable growth engineteam of 10ActiveAI

About Beacons

Helping creators build smarter and more successful businesses with websites, email marketing, ecommerce, and more.

YC batch
S19 · Summer 2019
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
25
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS

Beacons in S19: 176 companies, 26% AI

Beacons: questions

Which YC batch was Beacons in?

Beacons was in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch (S19).

Is Beacons still active?

Y Combinator lists Beacons as active.

Where is Beacons based?

Beacons lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.