MEAKEM BECKER VENTURE CAPITAL
Meakem Becker Venture Capital was founded in late 2005 by Glen Meakem and Dave Becker. Glen was co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of FreeMarkets, formerly the leading provider of internet deployed software and services for automating the sourcing processes of Global 1000 companies. Dave was FreeMarketsรขโฌโข President and COO. After successfully launching, managing the explosive growth, record breaking IPO, and final sale of FreeMarkets, Glen and Dave founded Meakem Becker Venture Capital to help ... other entrepreneurs build leading companies. Meakem Becker follows a disciplined investment strategy to make early-stage venture investments. We invest in great people with compelling products or services that target large markets. We use our deep experience as well as networks of former employees, customers, service providers, advisors, and investors to help entrepreneurs build and scale their businesses, creating tomorrowรขโฌโขs market leaders. Our core investing team works together from our office in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. Because of our location, we have a particular focus on investing in companies in the Eastern and Midwestern United States. However, we also invest outside of this region when we find attractive opportunities that are particularly well matched with our experience and expertise.
MEAKEM BECKER VENTURE CAPITAL
Industry:
Information Technology Life Science Venture Capital
Founded:
2005-10-01
Status:
Active
Contact:
412-749-5720
Email Addresses:
[email protected]
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Investments List
Date | Company | Article | Money raised |
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2014-06-24 | Schoology | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series C - Schoology | 15 M USD |
2012-04-27 | Cloudmeter | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series A - Cloudmeter | 5 M USD |
2012-04-16 | Schoology | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series B - Schoology | 6.8 M USD |
2010-06-07 | Schoology | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series A - Schoology | 2 M USD |
2010-04-01 | NearVerse | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Seed Round - NearVerse | 1000 K USD |
2009-11-23 | Leostream | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Venture Round - Leostream | 2 M USD |
2008-08-28 | Vector City Racers | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series A - Vector City Racers | 4 M USD |
2008-05-05 | Leostream | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series A - Leostream | 3 M USD |
2008-01-15 | Rudder | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series A - Rudder | 2 M USD |
2007-10-01 | Shipwire | Meakem Becker Venture Capital investment in Series A - Shipwire | 4 M USD |