Michael Charles Dearing is the founder and sole general partner of Harrison Metal Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Michael Charles Dearing is the founder and sole general partner of Harrison Metal Capital, an early-stage venture firm in San Francisco he established in 2008 after serving as a senior executive at eBay and a consulting professor at Stanford. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on seed-stage technology companies, with selective Series A follow-ons, prioritizing enterprise software, SaaS, marketplaces, and developer-focused tools. The firm typically invests $500,000 to $3 million per deal and operates as a lead investor, providing hands-on operational advisory rather than just capital. Notable portfolio companies include Twitter, PagerDuty, AdMob (acquired by Google), MasterClass, and Harry’s (acquired by Gillette). Dearing is widely recognized for his distinctive point of view on “productizing emerging technologies” and emphasizes general management fundamentals, go-to-market strategy, and pricing as critical success factors for founders. He has publicly articulated five key principles for assessing startup founders, stressing clear thinking, strong execution, and commitment to sustainable business building.
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