Having been in development for about 8 months, Meteor was initially released in December 2011 under the name Skybreak[8]. By April 2012, the framework was renamed Meteor and officially launched[9]. During the next few months, and with the help of large investments from Andreessen Horowitz and endorsements from high-profile figures in the startup world[9], Meteor steadily increased its user base and became more commonly used in production websites.