William Benedict
Managing Partner @ Alpine Meridian
New York, United States
William Benedict is a seed investor at Alpine Meridian in New York focused on SaaS and Software. William J. Benedict is based out of New York, New York and is the Managing Partner of Alpine Meridian Ventures. William previously worked at Zype as a Board Observer. William J. Benedict attended the University of Denver.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 4 (18%)
- Software 3 (14%)
- Digital Media 3 (14%)
- Video 2 (9%)
- Advertising 2 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 12 (55%)
- Series A 6 (27%)
Country
- United States 12 (55%)
- Canada 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| OneRail is a final mile delivery orchestration platform providing real-time visibility, actionable data, and data-driven optimization capabilities for its enterprise clients. OneRail’s cloud-based “delivery switch” simplifies same-day and on-demand delivery execution by connecting the demand signal (POS, eCommerce, ERP) with the ecosystem ofdelivery networks and internal fleets in real-time. The result of OneRail’s centralized view of disparate final mile data enables data-driven optimization, positively impacting the dependability, speed, and cost of final mile fulfillment. | $9M / Series A / Aug 31, 2021 | ||
| OpenReel enables remote video creation for enterprises, media, and entertainment companies worldwide, empowering them to direct and film high quality video content from more than 125 countries. With its patented suite of remote video direction, capture, and creation capabilities, OpenReel makes it possible for businesses of all sizes to cut down onthe time-and resource-intensive process of in-person video shoots and scale content creation initiatives efficiently and effectively. | $19M / Series A / Mar 18, 2021 | ||
| OneRail is a final mile delivery orchestration platform providing real-time visibility, actionable data, and data-driven optimization capabilities for its enterprise clients. OneRail’s cloud-based “delivery switch” simplifies same-day and on-demand delivery execution by connecting the demand signal (POS, eCommerce, ERP) with the ecosystem ofdelivery networks and internal fleets in real-time. The result of OneRail’s centralized view of disparate final mile data enables data-driven optimization, positively impacting the dependability, speed, and cost of final mile fulfillment. | $6.7M / Seed / Jan 13, 2021 | ||
| OneRail is a final mile delivery orchestration platform providing real-time visibility, actionable data, and data-driven optimization capabilities for its enterprise clients. OneRail’s cloud-based “delivery switch” simplifies same-day and on-demand delivery execution by connecting the demand signal (POS, eCommerce, ERP) with the ecosystem ofdelivery networks and internal fleets in real-time. The result of OneRail’s centralized view of disparate final mile data enables data-driven optimization, positively impacting the dependability, speed, and cost of final mile fulfillment. | $5.8M / Seed / Feb 26, 2020 | ||
| Love Stories TV is a video-powered marketplace for wedding planning. We connect couples with the ideas, products, and services they need for their weddings. We connect wedding businesses with a pipeline of customers. | $450K / Seed / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| OpenReel enables remote video creation for enterprises, media, and entertainment companies worldwide, empowering them to direct and film high quality video content from more than 125 countries. With its patented suite of remote video direction, capture, and creation capabilities, OpenReel makes it possible for businesses of all sizes to cut down onthe time-and resource-intensive process of in-person video shoots and scale content creation initiatives efficiently and effectively. | $785K / Seed / Mar 01, 2018 | ||
| Placements.io is a modern revenue management platform for sellers of digital advertising. Our platform manages orders, inventory, billing, and integrations for direct and programmatic channels. Our marquee customers drive more revenue and reduce their costs of operations.Placements.io is trusted by companies such as Cargurus.com, Fortune, IAC,Sky Broadcasting, TEGNA, and Walmart, to manage over $6 billion dollars in revenue as they build the future of their business on our platform.Placements.io is based in Seattle with offices in NYC, London, and Taipei. Our investors include Revel Partners and Paul Allen's Vulcan Capital. | $3.8M / Seed / Feb 02, 2018 | ||
| Love Stories TV is a video-powered marketplace for wedding planning. We connect couples with the ideas, products, and services they need for their weddings. We connect wedding businesses with a pipeline of customers. | $1.7M / Seed / Jan 24, 2018 | ||
| MarketMuse is a market-leading demand generation platform focused on AI-driven content. Our SaaS platform analyzes massive amounts of Web data to build articles that drive search traffic and engagement. Over 230 companies in enterprise software, financial services, life sciences and publishing use MarketMuse to realize 2-3X gains in productivityand 2X-8X improvements in search traffic within the first 6 months. A pioneer in the industry, MarketMuse was named the "undisputed champion of the content optimization space" by industry analysts in 2019. | $3.7M / Seed / Jan 12, 2018 | ||
| AI-enabled and API-first, Zype powers reliable, scalable video streaming on your website, apps, and channels. Zype is a Backlight business. | $4.9M / Series A / Oct 13, 2017 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Alpine Meridian
Alpine Meridian is a NYC-based early stage venture firm focused on the Internet, digital media, fintech, data, software, and e-commerce.
Alpine Meridian Contacts
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Kevin McGurn
Limited Partner
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What does William Benedict invest in?
William Benedict invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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