Beacon Holdings

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

Today, we are thrilled to announce that we have acquired @haizelabs, a pioneer in reliable AI specializing in red teaming, guardrails, evaluation, and observability technology.

Since our inception, Beacon has focused on bringing AI to the Real Economy through the software businesses that essential industries already use and trust. Beacon connects these businesses to a centralized AI operating system that compounds with each additional acquisition and industry.

We’re excited to bring in @leonardtang_, @steveshenli and the entire Haize team in service of that mission. The addition of the Haize Labs team will strengthen our centralized technology platform, which brings frontier AI capabilities to Beacon’s portfolio of software companies.

[Nilam Ganenthiran @nilamg]

Beacon has acquired Haize Labs! So excited to welcome @leonardtang_ , @steveshenli and the team.

Leonard and I bonded over a shared belief: responsible AI means AI that serves the real economy, and Main Street deserves the same caliber of AI talent and technology as the world’s largest companies.
Now Leonard will serve as VP of AI Research across Beacon, whose companies serve 22,000+ businesses and institutions, from campgrounds to construction companies.

We intend to own and grow these businesses for decades. Bringing in the top-caliber talent like the Haize team is the kind of investment we want every founder who joins Beacon to benefit from.

[Leonard Tang @leonardtang_]

I am thrilled to announce that @beaconholdings has acquired @haizelabs, with me joining as VP of AI Research.

We started Haize in 2024 to enable anyone to build reliable and safe AI. Through our red-teaming and safeguards work with the frontier labs; our observability, guardrail, and evaluation platform serving the world’s largest enterprises; and our pro bono SMB work, any customer could build AI they trusted with Haize.

Joining Beacon lets us deliver the same trustworthy AI to those who need it most, and those most overlooked by Silicon Valley: the essential Main Street businesses the real world depends upon.

Transitioning these essential businesses through the AI revolution is one of the most consequential responsible AI problems of our time. We couldn’t be more honored to tackle it with Beacon.

Thank you to our customers, investors, and team for the journey of a lifetime. And thank you to Nilam, Goutham, Mark, and the Beacon team for the trust and opportunity.

It’s time to get to work.

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

@Jackyhuang @hardlaunching @leonardtang_ @steveshenli @haizelabs Thank you Jacky for the launch expertise!

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

“Haize Labs was founded with the mission of building AI that any business can depend on. Now, our work will be put directly to use for Beacon’s broad and growing portfolio of essential businesses.”
- @leonardtang_ , VP of AI Research at Beacon Software

[Leonard Tang @leonardtang_]

I am thrilled to announce that @beaconholdings has acquired @haizelabs, with me joining as VP of AI Research.

We started Haize in 2024 to enable anyone to build reliable and safe AI. Through our red-teaming and safeguards work with the frontier labs; our observability, guardrail, and evaluation platform serving the world’s largest enterprises; and our pro bono SMB work, any customer could build AI they trusted with Haize.

Joining Beacon lets us deliver the same trustworthy AI to those who need it most, and those most overlooked by Silicon Valley: the essential Main Street businesses the real world depends upon.

Transitioning these essential businesses through the AI revolution is one of the most consequential responsible AI problems of our time. We couldn’t be more honored to tackle it with Beacon.

Thank you to our customers, investors, and team for the journey of a lifetime. And thank you to Nilam, Goutham, Mark, and the Beacon team for the trust and opportunity.

It’s time to get to work.

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

For more information about Beacon, check out our new website here:
https://t.co/o23Xu2NYrw

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

Today, we are thrilled to announce that we have acquired @haizelabs, a pioneer in reliable AI specializing in red teaming, guardrails, evaluation, and observability technology.

Since our inception, Beacon has focused on bringing AI to the Real Economy through the software businesses that essential industries already use and trust. Beacon connects these businesses to a centralized AI operating system that compounds with each additional acquisition and industry.

We’re excited to bring in @leonardtang_, @steveshenli and the entire Haize team in service of that mission. The addition of the Haize Labs team will strengthen our centralized technology platform, which brings frontier AI capabilities to Beacon’s portfolio of software companies.

[Nilam Ganenthiran @nilamg]

One counterintuitive thing I am seeing across dozens of conversations with real economy execs: every incumbent is now a turnaround CEO, even if their business is growing, profitable and hitting plan.

I wrote about the Era of the Perpetual Turnaround CEO: https://t.co/HrC7XiUbPi

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

Beacon was featured in @Reuters this morning. Thank you to @readkrystalhu for covering our story!

https://t.co/ALJp0a0CBJ

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

We're hiring! Apply to join us here: https://t.co/yhjwWXYQHB

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

Introducing Beacon: the AI holding company for Main Street.

Today, we're announcing a $250M Series B led by @generalcatalyst, @lightspeedvp & D1 Capital to give mission-critical software & services businesses a permanent home that preserves their legacy & scales their ambition.

https://t.co/3iiMVCmXKt

[Beacon Holdings @beaconholdings]

This round brings our total funding to $335M since our founding last year and includes BDT & MSD Partners, Chris Rogers (Instacart CEO), and Sator Grove.

Existing backers include @avarma (Mantle), @darrenfarber (Albion River), @eglyman & @karimatiyeh (Ramp), @fidjissimo (OpenAI), @RafaelCorrales (Background Capital), @ScottWu46 (Cognition), @t_xu (Doordash) & many more.