Meakem Becker Venture Capital

Meakem Becker Venture Capital, established in 2005 by Glen Meakem and Dave Becker, is a venture capital firm based in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The company invests in early-stage ventures, focusing on entrepreneurs with strong teams and innovative products or services targeting large markets. With a particular emphasis on the Eastern and Midwestern United States, Meakem Becker also considers opportunities beyond this region when they align with the firm's expertise and experience. The firm's investment strategy is guided by the founders' successful track record at FreeMarkets, leveraging their deep operational experience and extensive networks to support portfolio companies in achieving growth and market leadership.

13 past transactions

Schoology

Series C in 2014
Schoology, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based learning management system tailored for K-12, higher education, and corporate environments. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, the company offers a platform that facilitates the creation of engaging educational content and lesson designs, while enabling communication and collaboration among students and faculty. The system supports individual subscriptions for classrooms, allowing institutions to pilot the platform before broader implementation. Additionally, it serves corporate clients by offering tools to develop courses, monitor employee progress, and enhance engagement, thereby streamlining communication and collaboration within organizations. Schoology's versatile solution aims to improve educational outcomes by personalizing learning experiences for users.

Cloudmeter

Series A in 2012
Cloudmeter is a software company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in real-time network data analytics. Its offerings, Cloudmeter Insight and Cloudmeter Stream, enable organizations to capture and analyze user interactions with web applications, providing actionable insights to enhance user experiences. Cloudmeter Insight is a leading End User Management solution that features visual session replay for in-depth problem analysis, while Cloudmeter Stream excels in data capture and event processing, integrating real-time insights with various databases and analytics tools. The company serves a range of clients, including notable brands such as Netflix, SAP, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Skinit, focusing on businesses for which web presence is essential.

Schoology

Series B in 2012
Schoology, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based learning management system tailored for K-12, higher education, and corporate environments. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, the company offers a platform that facilitates the creation of engaging educational content and lesson designs, while enabling communication and collaboration among students and faculty. The system supports individual subscriptions for classrooms, allowing institutions to pilot the platform before broader implementation. Additionally, it serves corporate clients by offering tools to develop courses, monitor employee progress, and enhance engagement, thereby streamlining communication and collaboration within organizations. Schoology's versatile solution aims to improve educational outcomes by personalizing learning experiences for users.

Schoology

Series A in 2010
Schoology, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based learning management system tailored for K-12, higher education, and corporate environments. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, the company offers a platform that facilitates the creation of engaging educational content and lesson designs, while enabling communication and collaboration among students and faculty. The system supports individual subscriptions for classrooms, allowing institutions to pilot the platform before broader implementation. Additionally, it serves corporate clients by offering tools to develop courses, monitor employee progress, and enhance engagement, thereby streamlining communication and collaboration within organizations. Schoology's versatile solution aims to improve educational outcomes by personalizing learning experiences for users.

NearVerse

Seed Round in 2010
NearVerse Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in mobile application platforms for instant messaging and rich media sharing, particularly through its flagship product, LoKast. This application allows users to communicate and share various media types, such as photos, videos, and music, in real-time while engaging in activities and events. NearVerse also develops the NearCloud technology platform, which enhances wireless Internet delivery and location identification services by integrating device-to-device and wireless networking. The company's offerings cater to a wide range of users, including businesses, event organizers, retailers, and performers, facilitating improved experiences in social and professional settings. Founded in 2008, NearVerse continues to innovate in the realm of mobile connectivity and communication.

Vector City Racers

Series A in 2008
Webcarzz is purportedly to be an online gaming site offering a "casual multiplayer online game that offers a social space in which users can engage in play amongst others, but which does not require fixed play patterns, or skill levels, for success." If you have any further information about Webcarzz, please update this profile.

Rudder

Series A in 2008
[Rudder](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rudder), formerly Spendview, is a personalized financial management tool that allows users to separate and classify income, expenses, and how they want to spend money. Rudder keeps track of daily account balances, upcoming bills, outstanding payments on credit cards, and will allow for designated percentages to be set aside for savings. The product includes a Budgeting tool, Personal Budget Calculator, and an Excel budget worksheet, among other services. To protect security, the site does not require personal information, other than email, for login or signup, and does not keep records of bank account numbers. Based in Houston, TX

Shipwire, a CEVA Logistics Company

Series A in 2007
Shipwire is a full-service, technology-driven 3PL provider. With our expansive global warehouse network and a unique cloud-based order and inventory management platform, we fulfill orders for direct-to-consumer, retail, and dropship channels. Our fulfillment solutions are designed to create a customer-centric delivery experience that is both cost-effective and fast, allowing you to focus on other areas of your business. Shipwire is developer- and partner-friendly, with an [ecommerce affiliate partner program](http://www.shipwire.com/partners/). Shipwire publishes news about the platform and the logistics industry on their [Order Fulfillment Blog](http://www.shipwire.com/w/blog/).

LiquidTalk

Series A in 2007
LiquidTalk is a provider of mobile workforce engagement solutions, facilitating the delivery of audio and video content to remote employees' mobile devices. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company enables enterprises to distribute a variety of content, including sales training materials, product information, recorded conference calls, and customer testimonials. By offering an on-demand application, LiquidTalk empowers remote workers in sales and services to efficiently find, organize, create, and share enterprise content. This functionality helps companies enhance communication and engagement with their mobile workforce, ultimately aimed at boosting productivity.

HotPads

Series A in 2007
HotPads is a map-based housing search engine that provides a comprehensive online platform for users to find rentals, homes for sale, foreclosures, vacation rentals, and hotels. Launched in November 2005, HotPads quickly expanded its offerings to include over 500,000 active rental listings and nearly 3,500,000 active listings for homes for sale. The platform is designed to enhance the housing search experience by providing users with relevant information, including demographic and housing heat maps, points of interest, and customizable map search options. Notable features include the ability to hand-draw search areas and visualize housing prices with tools like HotSpots. Additionally, HotPads offers a unique Buy vs. Rent search portal that allows users to compare estimated monthly costs for purchasing versus renting homes, enabling informed decision-making. Acquired by Zillow in 2012, HotPads continues to innovate in the real estate search space.

Niche

Series A in 2005
Niche.com Inc. operates an online platform that helps users discover and research schools, neighborhoods, and companies across the United States. Founded in 2002 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the platform provides detailed reviews, analyses, and rankings for K-12 schools, colleges, graduate schools, and various neighborhoods. Utilizing rigorous analysis of public data sets and millions of user reviews, Niche produces comprehensive profiles and report cards, enabling users to make informed decisions when comparing educational institutions and residential areas. The platform aims to simplify the process of researching and enrolling in schools, ensuring transparency and accessibility for consumers.
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