Beamlink

We're incredibly honored to be recipients of an amazing award that is not only mission aligned with our goals as an organization, but also empowering young social entrepreneurs like our founders. We've already felt the impacts of this award in the ~6 months since receiving it -- very excited to stay in touch with the community of incredible awardees and the Westly Foundation!!

We’re thrilled to reveal the new render model of the Bentocell! This sleek design showcases our latest innovations and integrates our goal of accessibility and functional convenience. Simply attach it to a pole or a wall for internet access. Thank you to Branch for incorporating Bentocell’s identity into your designs and for making our vision into a reality with your renders!

Our team had a great time speaking with the Telecom Council on building affordable and equitable new networks. Thank you to the Telecom Council team for having us and for organizing this amazing event!

Want to play a crucial role in bringing cell service to the next 3.5 Billion people? Experienced with RF design and testing? We're looking for a new person to join the team in Los Angeles!

Our newest utility patent application was just published! Check it out Great job Arpad Kovesdy, Swapnil Surdi, Mateo Abascal, Simran Saxena, Quint Underwood, Akbar Sayeed, and Tai N. Nguyen

We're at #MWC24 in Barcelona!! Come find us in the #4YFN section!

We're at #MWC24 in Barcelona!! Come find us in the #4YFN section!

Proud to share that our founders, Mateo Abascal and Arpad Kovesdy, just won the #WestlyPrize, in large part for their work creating Beamlink! Awarded by the Westly Foundation, the prize highlights young social innovators who are making waves in their areas of impact.

Things are winding down a bit for the end of the year, but we're getting ready for a very busy 2024. That's because we won a $1M Phase II SBIR Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)! A continuation of our Phase I SBIR, this grant will further fund essential R&D required to make cell service more affordable and resilient to natural and manmade disasters. We're very thankful to the NSF for all the support we've received (and continue to receive), and that's not just financial support! For anyone curious about the SBIR program or other non-dilutive seed funding opportunities for startups, we're always happy to chat! Also... know anyone looking for work? We may need a bigger team #socialimpact #nsffunded #nsf #lastmile #tech4good https://lnkd.in/gnuxWCui

We're really excited to bring Inicio onto our Cap Table! Jacob (Jake) Lefker, MBA and Jorge M. Calderon have been wonderful advisors and partners since we won a Campus Fund grant from Inicio last year, so we're really excited to be working even closer moving forward! For those unfamiliar, Inicio is an impact investing platform that provides resources to startups that benefit the Latinx/e community and manages programs that grow the Latinx/e startup ecosystem. As part of Hispanics in Philanthropy, Inicio leverages the broader startup economy to overcome the systemic challenges that have often disproportionately impacted Latinx/e founders. In their funding capacity, Inicio has invested in 19 startups, >60% founded by Latinas, across the US in a variety of sectors including healthcare, education, financial services, CPG and hardware. Using a founder advocacy mindset, Inicio actively celebrates, champions, and supports the ongoing development of their portfolio’s Latinx/e startup leaders. #socialimpact #lastmileconnectivity #socialentrepreneurship #impactinvesting