Investor

Michael Dearing

Last cheque observed Feb 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

SeedSeries ASeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque3184days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.9MRounds led0 of 15Sole investor1 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Michael Dearing

Michael Dearing highlights

  1. 01

    15 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $400K

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Feb
    MixmaxUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 4 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Nov
    PandaTreeSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.5MWith 1 other
  5. 2012

    1 round

  6. May
    TidePoolSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  7. 2011

    4 rounds

  8. Jul
    One Inc.Seed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 7 others
  9. Apr
    99designsSeries A · US$35MWith 3 others
  10. Apr
    Series A · techcrunch.com$35MWith 3 others
  11. Apr
    IndexTankSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.6MWith 4 others
  12. 2010

    1 round

  13. Oct
    BirchboxSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 12 others
  14. 2008

    1 round

  15. Jan
    MocoSpaceSeries B · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  16. 2007

    3 rounds

  17. Aug
    MocoSpaceSeries A · US · mashable.com$3.0MWith 2 others
  18. Jun
    Lumos LabsSeed · US · venturebeat.com$400KWith 1 other
  19. Feb
    LiveOpsSeries C · US · benchmark.com$28MWith 3 others
  20. 2006

    3 rounds

  21. Dec
    XoopitSeed · US$1.5MWith 11 others
  22. Sept
    AdMobSeries A · US$3.6MWith 2 others
  23. Jan
    PanjivaSeed · US · money.cnn.com$400KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

LiveOpsBought by Marlin Equity PartnersUndisclosedDec 2015
IndexTankBought by LinkedInUndisclosedOct 2011
AdMobBought by Google$750MNov 2009
XoopitBought by Yahoo!$20MJul 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Michael Dearing. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

AccelVC firm3rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm3rounds togetherHarrison MetalVC firm3rounds togetherAnthony CasalenaVC firm2rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGary VaynerchukVC firm2rounds togetherPipeline Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherStewart ButterfieldAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Michael Dearing put money into.

Mixmax$10M · Feb 2018PandaTree$1.5M · Nov 2017

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Michael Dearing in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Michael Dearing

What does Michael Dearing invest in?

Michael Dearing invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record).

How active is Michael Dearing?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2018.

What has Michael Dearing invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Mixmax (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018) and PandaTree (Seed, Nov 2017).

How big are Michael Dearing's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.9M.

Does Michael Dearing lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Michael Dearing invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Michael Dearing investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2018.

Who does Michael Dearing invest alongside?

Most often Accel (3 rounds together), General Catalyst (3 rounds together) and Harrison Metal (3 rounds together).

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