aid: beacon-software
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/beacon-software.png
name: Beacon (Software)
description: 'Beacon Software is a permanent software holding company, founded in 2024
  and led by CEO Nilam Ganenthiran, that acquires and operates essential vertical software
  businesses serving Main Street industries. Rather than flipping acquisitions, Beacon holds
  companies indefinitely, keeping each founder''s team and brand intact while providing a
  centralized operating platform — engineering support, AI integration, sales, finance, and
  a network of portfolio operators — to help them better serve their customers. Backed by
  General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and D1 Capital. Beacon is an acquisition and
  operating company, not a developer-facing platform: it publishes no public API, SDKs, or
  developer portal.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/beacon-software/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- general-catalyst
- lightspeed-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-notes: 'Enrichment pass 2026-07-18: identified as beaconsoftware.com (permanent software
  holding company). No public API / developer surface exists — all /.well-known/ probes 404.
  Only identity hygiene + live domain-security probe are applicable; no API artifacts fabricated.'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Software Holding Company
- Vertical SaaS
- Private Equity
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- AI
- Main Street
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/beacon-software-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.beaconsoftware.com
- type: Support
  url: mailto:info@beaconsoftware.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence