September 17, 2026Beacon Acquires Haize Labs
Beacon has acquired Haize Labs, bringing its reliable AI expertise to Beacon's portfolio of essential software businesses.
Today, we are thrilled to announce that we have acquired Haize Labs, a pioneer in reliable AI specializing in red teaming, guardrails, evaluation, and observability technology.
Since our inception, Beacon has focused on bringing AI to the Real Economy through the software businesses that essential industries already use and trust. Beacon connects these businesses to a centralized AI operating system that compounds with each additional acquisition and industry.
We’re excited to bring in Leonard, Steve and the entire Haize team in service of that mission. The addition of the Haize Labs team will strengthen our centralized technology platform, which brings frontier AI capabilities to Beacon’s portfolio of software companies.
Why Haize Labs
When Beacon first met Leonard and Haize, there was a shared belief that AI should be built not only for the largest companies and governments, but also for the Main Street businesses thus far underserved by Silicon Valley. Moreover, Haize are experts in building AI any business could depend on, while Beacon are experts in growing businesses the world depends upon. We came to the obvious conclusion that we would collectively bring dependable AI to the essential businesses the world depends on.
Beacon's companies serve more than 22,000 businesses and institutions, from campgrounds to construction companies, and many of those relationships go back decades. The addition of top-caliber talent like the Haize team to build safe, reliable AI for our portfolio companies is the kind of investment we want every founder who joins Beacon to benefit from.
Looking ahead
We’re thrilled to welcome the Haize team to Beacon as we focus on serving the real economy with AI. Leonard will lead many different initiatives at Beacon as our VP of AI Research including accelerating the deployment of AI across the essential businesses Beacon owns. We are hiring engineers, product managers and researchers to work alongside this team. If you want to build AI for businesses that people depend on every day, please reach out! More info can be found here.
