Team
Bert Marievoet
CEO
Bert Marievoet is an accomplished entrepreneur with a track record of founding and scaling successful ventures. He founded Native Nation, a social creative agency that achieved $3M ARR within two years and was later acquired by Liberty Global. Bert also founded Galaksie, a YouTube creators platform that was exited to SBS Media just 10 months after its launch. Additionally, he co-founded Nobi Smart Lamps, which was acquired by EQT, and Moonbag Capital, a digital assets investment fund, where he currently serves as a silent partner.
Xavier Vermeiren
CTO
Xavier Vermeiren is a seasoned Senior Full-Stack Developer with extensive experience in taking startups from concept to launch and driving their growth from zero to one. As the co-founder and CTO of Native Nation and Galaksie, Xavier worked closely with Bert Marievoet to successfully build and scale both projects.
Johan Ronsse
Design & Product
Johan Ronsse is the founder of Obra Studio, a design agency specializing in UI/UX. With vast experience in design, Johan has helped numerous startups and scale-ups elevate their businesses to the next level through strategic and innovative design solutions.
Marc Van Steyvoort
Operations & Bizdev
Marc Van Steyvoort has co-founded several ventures that have made significant impacts in their industries. These include Labcities, a smart city community acquired by Bee Smart City; Netlife, a web agency; Youbba, a mobile butler app acquired by One2Three; and Weepee, an OTT TV service that raised $1M in funding.
Bart Becks
Advisor
Bart Becks is a prominent angel investor with investments in notable companies such as Netlog, Showpad, and InThePocket. He serves on the board of the European Innovation Council and BeCentral, among other organizations. Previously, Bart held leadership roles as the CEO of Skynet, SVP of ProSieben, and Chairman of IMEC.
Zoë van Gastel
Marketing
Zoë van Gastel is a communications expert with a deep understanding of social media dynamics and the creator economy.
As the co-founder of Native Nation, she built the company from the ground up, helping Fortune 500 brands and creators master high-impact marketing—both online and offline.
Jobs & open positions
Currently, there are no open positions. If you feel like you could make a contribution to Beam, get in touch with an open application.
Investors
Beam is a startup currently in a seed stage. We are open to talk to interested investors.