# Beacon: Health Care, Amsterdam, Netherlands

> Beacon: Beacon is developing an active needle tip identification technology to improve the precision of image-guided procedures Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/beacon-8 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Beacon

Beacon is developing an active needle tip identification technology to improve the precision of image-guided procedures

Funding reported Last round: Pre-seed

Health Care Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 11 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 2.6M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Pre-seed Nov 2019

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Beacon has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Beacon raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **2.6M** in the source's currency

Rounds **1**

Last round **Pre-seed**

Last round date **Nov 2019**

Investors listed **1**

## Founders and team

From Beacon's own website: 1 founder, 19 on the team.

**Bert-Arjan Millenaar** Founder & CEO

- **Ruben Mikkers** CFO
- **Harri O'Sullivan** Head of Talent Acquisition
- **Lars Olthof** Head of Venture Finance, Venture Investment Director
- **Annabel van der Horst** Venture Developer
- **Annameta Gericke** Venture Developer
- **Antoinette van Lier** Supervisory Board
- **Augusta Poteliunaite** Cluster Talent Partner & Recruiter
- **Carlos Garcia Tognaccini** Legal Counsel
- **Dirk Pekelharing** Supervisory Board
- **Ellis Aune** Venture Development Manager
- **Erica Young** Supervisory Board
- **Jaap Haemers** Investment Manager
- **Kevin Ranner** Investment Associate
- **Linda Pullan** Supervisory Board
- **Margarida Lopes** Investment Associate
- **Niels van Kasteel** Corporate Account Manager
- **Nina Lameule** Investment Manager
- **Peter Veldman** Chairman of the Investment Committee

And 1 more on the team.

Advisers *Gabor Heltovics*

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Vectrix - NextStage Early Stage Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vectrix-nextstage-early-stage-fund)
- [Breeze Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breeze-invest)
- [Castanjo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/castanjo-ventures)

Each firm lists Beacon on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Health Care in Netherlands

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- [**NextKidney** Bussum · founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nextkidney)
- [**Landcent** Schiphol · founded 2011](https://millionrounds.com/startup/landcent-2)
- [**Nostics** Amsterdam · founded 2020](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nostics)
- [**TRAINM** Amsterdam · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/trainm)
- [**Ponea Health** The Hague · founded 2019](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ponea-health)
- [**Villari** Delft · founded 2019](https://millionrounds.com/startup/villari)
- [**Ancora Health** Groningen · founded 2019](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ancora-health)
- [**BOCARE** founded 2011](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bocare)

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