Edquity, Inc.
Lobbying client
Edquity, later rebranded Beam, is a Brooklyn technology company whose software lets government agencies, colleges and nonprofits run emergency cash-assistance and benefits programs with a simplified application process. Founded in 2016 by David Helene, it was acquired by the government-tech firm Nava in February 2026. In New York City it registered citywide, filing 12 lobbying disclosures since 2024 and paying Oaktree Solutions Ltd. $224,000 to lobby all 51 council members, with filings describing the subject only as local legislation on "application-based issues."
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 12
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $224,000
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $25,000 awarded since 2018
- Paid to date
- $24,999
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Oaktree Solutions Ltd. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - application based issues
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020183092306 · ended 2018 $25,000