Ian Wilson @ianwilson12 - Twitter Profile

16 days ago

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.

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Nilam Ganenthiran

@nilamg

16 days ago

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.

nilamg's tweet photo. 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.

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Beacon Holdings

@beaconholdings

11 months ago

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

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Beacon Holdings

@beaconholdings

11 months ago

Beacon was featured in @Reuters this morning. Thank you to @readkrystalhu for covering our story! https://t.co/ALJp0a0CBJ

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