# Bill Benedict

> Bill Benedict is a seed investor at Alpine Meridian (New York) backing SaaS and Software. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Alpine Meridian](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpine-meridian)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-benedict-049a9

Bill Benedict is a seed investor at Alpine Meridian in New York focused on SaaS and Software. Bill Benedict is the Managing Partner of Alpine Meridian Ventures. He attended the University of Denver.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 4 | 21% |
| Software | 3 | 16% |
| Digital Media | 3 | 16% |
| Video | 2 | 11% |
| Advertising | 2 | 11% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 53% |
| Series A | 6 | 32% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 63% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OneRail | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Zype | 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 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Las Olas Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/las-olas-vc-a-k-a-lovc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [New York Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-angels) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Brooklyn Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooklyn-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Chicago Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Revel Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revel-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bullpen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullpen-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Alpine Meridian

VC Fund · New York, United States

Alpine Meridian is a NYC-based early stage venture firm focused on the Internet, digital media, fintech, data, software, and e-commerce.

2 contacts available at Alpine Meridian.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Benedict | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-benedict |
| Kevin McGurn | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-mcgurn |

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## FAQ

### What does Bill Benedict invest in?

Bill Benedict invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bill Benedict last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bill Benedict closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 19 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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