Alan Jiang studied economics at Yale and worked as a consultant at Exeter Group. In December 2012 he joined Uber, where he served as country manager for China, Malaysia and Vietnam until 2017.
In 2017 he became head of Southeast Asia at ofo. In 2018 he started Beam with Yale classmate Deb Gangopadhyay. In October 2018 Beam announced a $6.4 million seed round from Sequoia India, Founders Fund, ZhenFund and Class 5 Global.
In 2020 Beam raised a $26 million Series A from Sequoia India and Hana Ventures and became Climate Neutral certified. In 2022 a $93 million Series B was led by Affirma Capital, and Beam operated in 35 cities. Total funding was about $125 million.
Shared scooter rules changed often in Southeast Asia, including in Singapore. In July 2025 Beam agreed to merge with Neuron Mobility, with Jiang to be CEO of Asia.