Can anybody tell me what is the business model of Meteor? If they are getting investments, the investors has some idea of a ROI and what that could be?
They're working on a paid hosting platform called Galaxy that will be designed for quick, easy deployment of Meteor apps. If you work with the framework now, you can deploy to an early version of Galaxy using the command `meteor deploy` (yes, that's it) from your project directory. The goal is to keep that level of simplicity, but offer a platform that's production-grade.
My best guess...20m is a small amount to invest in your tools. It's a development budget so other companies can utilize the tool for greater leverage. (What they believe to be faster development time with quick iterations and quick MVPs)
I wouldn't be surprised if someone saw Google's acquisition of Firebase as a sign that they can invest in similar technologies and hope that Apple, Facebook or Yahoo will buy them in response.