Neal Jean
Founder/CEOHey, I'm Neal! Before Beacons, I did my PhD in the Stanford AI Lab where I did research in deep learning.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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Media entertainment
Beacons
Overview
Helping creators build smarter and more successful businesses with websites, email marketing, ecommerce, and more.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Previously Beacons AI
Company history As recorded 2026-11-08
David Zeng
FounderHi, I'm David. I went to college in Illinois, then did my PhD in signal processing and machine learning for medical imaging at Stanford. My hobbies include lifting and food arbitrage.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
Jesse Zhang
Founder👋 Hey, I'm Jesse. I grew up in the Boston area and studied electrical engineering at Tufts University. I came to Stanford right after to do a PhD in machine learning and genomics.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
25team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
Founded 2019 · Source
News & product activity
Cohort membership
Summer 2019Summer 2019
Original evidence ↗Sources & observations
Andreessen Horowitz · Y Combinator
Profile depthverified profile
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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented
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- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2019 Q3 (quarter only)
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