November 4, 2025 — Leads & Copy — Beacon Software, an AI holding company focused on essential vertical software and services, has secured $250 million in Series B financing. General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and D1 Capital led the funding round, bringing Beacon’s total funding to $335 million since its founding last year.
BDT & MSD Partners, Instacart CEO Chris Rogers, and Sator Grove also invested, joining existing backers such as Amar Varma (Mantle), Darren Farber (Albion River), Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh (Ramp), Fidji Simo (OpenAI), Rafael Corrales (Background Capital), Scott Wu (Cognition) and Tony Xu (DoorDash).
Beacon, founded by Nilam Ganenthiran (former President of Instacart and Partner at D1 Capital) and Divya Gupta (former Partner at Sequoia Capital), has acquired and partnered with numerous software and services companies in various sectors.
The company provides its portfolio companies with a shared platform of technology, design, fintech, and go-to-market capabilities.
With the new funding, Beacon plans to expand its network and scale its technology teams.
Contact:
Nilam Ganenthiran
Divya Gupta
Source: Beacon Software
