How it works

Elegant tech. Human magic.

beamd is an orchestration layer — not a bank, not a wallet. It conducts Stripe and your POS to make kindness happen automatically, with zero friction for you or the café.

Explainer Video

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Full walkthrough — the giver experience, the engine, and the moment of surprise.

The full journey

From scan to surprise — in six steps.

GIVER SIDE

1

Scan the QR code

No app. No login. A webpage opens directly on your phone. Three seconds, start to finish.

2

Tap Apple Pay (or card) — done in seconds

$3, $5, $7, or custom. Apple Pay or card. Stripe confirms the payment instantly. You walk away.

3

Beacon confirms a Beam happened

The beamd engine logs your beam. The spring is loaded. The next qualifying customer will have their drink covered.

beamd engine — orchestration layer · never holds money · coordinates Stripe + Square POS

RECEIVER SIDE

4

A new customer orders

A completely separate customer places an order at the Square register — no idea a beam is waiting.

5

The system triggers automatically

Stripe pays the shop. The ledger records it. All invisible, all instant. No barista action required.

6

The beacon glows ✦

A light on the counter signals the barista. They smile. They say: 'Your drink is on someone. You've been beamd.'

Preview

This is the entire customer experience.

No app required. Scan → pick amount → tap → done.

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beamd

Beam some kindness.

Choose your beam amount

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Your beam$5.00
Pay with Apple Pay ✦

Payments processed securely by Stripe.

Design principles

Built this way on purpose.

Zero-friction for the giver

No app. No account. No download. Scan → pick → pay → done. Under 30 seconds.

Zero-effort for the merchant

You don't design ads, publish content, or manage a loyalty program. beamd does the work.

Real-world moment of surprise

The beacon glow and barista announcement create an experience that no push notification can replicate.

Roadmap

MVP is intentionally minimal.

We're validating the core loop first — scan, pay, surprise. These features come next.

Later

Map / café discovery

Later

Directed beams (beam the person behind me)

Later

Category expansion (groceries, meals)

Later

Recipient selection

Ready?

Bring beamd to your café.

The pilot is free. Setup takes under an hour. One café per neighborhood.