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Meteor
Open-source JavaScript framework and cloud hosting.
Based in San Francisco, CA.
Key facts
- Joined Tiny
- 2019held 7 years
- Founded by
- Geoff Schmidt, Matt DeBergalis & Nick Martin
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- meteor.com
About Meteor
Meteor was founded in San Francisco by Geoff Schmidt, Matt DeBergalis, and Nick Martin to make real-time web and mobile app development feel like magic — change the database, and every connected browser updates instantly. The platform was venture-backed, ambitious, and adopted by thousands of developers who built production apps on top of it.
When the original company needed a new home in 2019, most potential buyers were planning to wind the platform down. Tiny was the exception. The acquisition kept Meteor's open-source project alive, kept the cloud hosting service running for thousands of paying customers, and preserved the founder team's involvement during the transition.
Since the acquisition, Meteor has continued to ship new releases, support its existing customer base, and serve the developers who chose the platform years ago. It operates as part of Tiny Group.
Why Meteor fits Tiny
Meteor is the kind of acquisition that maps directly to Tiny's worldview. A profitable cloud hosting business attached to a beloved open-source project, with thousands of developers and apps that depend on it staying alive. The alternative was watching the platform get shut down.
Tiny's approach is to run Meteor as a long-term, durable business — not to grow it at venture pace, but to keep it healthy for the customers and developers who already rely on it. That's exactly the kind of stewardship that makes Tiny different from a typical buyer.