Meakem Becker Venture Capital invests in a wide range of information technologies and life science companies. Founded in 2005 by Glen Meakem and Dave Becker, the firm focuses investments on companies in the Eastern and Midwestern United States, though it has invested outside the region. Its portfolio of companies includes HotPads.com, Kiva Systems, Leostream, Shipwire.com and Schoology.